Breakdown of Wir haben ein tolles Sonderangebot, um Sie zu überzeugen.
ein
a, an (eine)
Sie
you (formal)
haben
to have
wir
we
toll
great
um ... zu
in order to
das Sonderangebot
the special offer
überzeugen
to convince
Questions & Answers about Wir haben ein tolles Sonderangebot, um Sie zu überzeugen.
Why does toll have the ending -es in ein tolles Sonderangebot?
Sonderangebot is a neuter noun (because of das Angebot). In this sentence, it is the direct object (accusative case) of the verb haben. After the word ein, a neuter noun in the accusative case requires the adjective to take the -es ending.
What does um ... zu mean in this sentence?
The structure um ... zu translates to "in order to." You use it to express the purpose or intention of an action. The word um starts the clause, and zu comes right before the infinitive verb at the very end of the sentence.
Why is zu separate from überzeugen, rather than tucked inside the word?
überzeugen (to convince) is an inseparable verb. Because the prefix über- cannot be split from the rest of the verb, you do not put zu inside the word. It simply goes directly in front as a separate word: zu überzeugen. This is different from separable verbs, where zu gets sandwiched in the middle, like in einzukaufen.
How could I add außerdem or zudem to this sentence to say "Furthermore, we have a great special offer..."?
You can place the connector right at the beginning: Außerdem haben wir ein tolles Sonderangebot... Notice that the verb haben must stay in the second position, so the subject wir gets pushed to position three. Alternatively, you can put it after the verb and subject: Wir haben zudem ein tolles Sonderangebot....
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