Breakdown of Werden wir dieselbe Geschichte hören?
wir
we
hören
to hear / to listen
die Geschichte
the story
werden
will (future auxiliary)
dieselbe
the same (f)
Questions & Answers about Werden wir dieselbe Geschichte hören?
Why is it dieselbe here and not dasselbe or derselbe?
The word for 'the same' changes to match the gender and case of the noun it describes. Here, it describes Geschichte (story), which is a feminine noun (die Geschichte). Because the story is the direct object being heard, it is in the accusative case. The feminine accusative form is dieselbe. Notice how it is simply the definite article die attached to the word selbe!
Is there a difference between dieselbe Geschichte and die gleiche Geschichte?
Yes, and this is a classic German distinction! dieselbe means the exact identical thing, meaning one specific story being told again. die gleiche means two things of the same type or exactly alike, such as two people telling similar stories independently. Since they are asking if they will hear that one specific story again, dieselbe is the best fit.
Why is the main verb hören all the way at the end of the sentence?
This sentence is asking a question in the future tense. The future tense is built using a conjugated form of the helping verb werden (here, werden to match wir) and the dictionary form (infinitive) of the main verb (hören). In German, helping verbs always push the main infinitive verb to the very end of the clause.
How would we say 'Will we hear the same one?' without repeating the word Geschichte?
You would simply drop the noun and use dieselbe as a standalone pronoun: Werden wir dieselbe hören? A handy spelling rule to remember is that forms of derselbe are always written in lowercase, even when they stand alone in place of a noun.
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