Breakdown of Werden wir der Zeitschleife entkommen?
wir
we
werden
will (future auxiliary)
die Zeitschleife
the time loop
entkommen
to escape
Questions & Answers about Werden wir der Zeitschleife entkommen?
Why is it der Zeitschleife and not die Zeitschleife?
The verb entkommen (to escape) is a dative verb, meaning the object you are escaping from must be in the dative case. Since Zeitschleife is a feminine noun (die Zeitschleife), its article changes to der in the dative.
In English we say 'escape from the time loop'. Why isn't there a preposition like von or aus here?
The German verb entkommen builds the idea of escaping away from something directly into the verb itself. By putting the object in the dative case, you already express what is being escaped, so no extra preposition is needed.
How does the future tense work in this question?
To form the future tense, German uses the helper verb werden in the first position for a yes/no question (here as Werden wir) and puts the main verb in its infinitive form (entkommen) at the very end of the sentence.
How is the word Zeitschleife formed?
It is a compound noun made of die Zeit (the time) and die Schleife (the loop, bow, or ribbon). Remember that the gender of a German compound noun is always determined by its last word, which is why the base noun is die Zeitschleife.