Word
In diesem Level kämpfen wir gegeneinander.
Meaning
In this level we fight against each other.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of In diesem Level kämpfen wir gegeneinander.
in
in
wir
we
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
kämpfen
to fight
Questions & Answers about In diesem Level kämpfen wir gegeneinander.
How is the word gegeneinander formed in this sentence?
It is a fusion of the preposition gegen (against) and the reciprocal pronoun einander (each other). Whenever you want to say that people are doing something with, for, or against "each other," German glues the preposition directly to the front of einander to create a single word (like miteinander or voneinander).
Why does the verb kämpfen come before the subject wir?
This is a great example of the standard "verb-second" rule. Because the sentence begins with the prepositional phrase In diesem Level (which takes up the entire first position), the verb kämpfen must be in the second position. The subject wir is pushed to the third position right after the verb.
Why do we use diesem instead of dieses in the phrase In diesem Level?
The preposition in is a two-way preposition. Since it describes a fixed setting where an action is taking place (answering the question "Where?"), it requires the dative case. The word Level is neuter (das Level in gaming), so the demonstrative article for "this" changes to the dative neuter form diesem.
Is Level a standard German word?