Breakdown of Außerdem versprechen wir, dass das zweite Paket gratis ist.
sein
to be
wir
we
zweite
second
das Paket
the package
versprechen
to promise
dass
that
außerdem
furthermore
gratis
free of charge
Questions & Answers about Außerdem versprechen wir, dass das zweite Paket gratis ist.
Why is the verb versprechen right after Außerdem instead of after wir?
Außerdem (furthermore/besides) is an adverbial connector, not a coordinating conjunction like und. When you put it at the very beginning of a sentence (Position 1), the verb must immediately follow it in Position 2. That is why we say Außerdem versprechen wir instead of Außerdem wir versprechen.
Can I use zudem or darüber hinaus instead of Außerdem here?
Yes! All three are adverbial connectors of addition and mean roughly the same thing (furthermore, in addition, besides). They all follow the exact same word order rule: if you put them at the beginning of the sentence, the verb comes immediately next. Zudem versprechen wir... and Darüber hinaus versprechen wir... would both be perfectly correct here.
Why does the verb ist go at the very end of the sentence?
The word dass (that) is a subordinating conjunction. It kicks the conjugated verb in its clause all the way to the end. So instead of the normal order das zweite Paket ist gratis, the dass pushes ist to the end, resulting in dass das zweite Paket gratis ist.
Why is the ending on the adjective das zweite Paket instead of das zweites Paket?
Even though Paket is a neuter noun, you already have the definite article das doing the heavy lifting by showing the neuter gender. Because of this, the adjective zweite only needs the weak ending -e for a neuter noun in the nominative case.
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