Breakdown of Der Auszubildende hilft dem Angestellten mit dem Antrag.
helfen
to help
mit
with
der Auszubildende
the trainee
der Angestellte
the employee
der Antrag
the application
Questions & Answers about Der Auszubildende hilft dem Angestellten mit dem Antrag.
Why does Auszubildende end in -e but Angestellten ends in -en? They are both masculine nouns for people.
Because they are nominalized adjectives (adjectives acting as nouns), they use standard adjective endings. Der Auszubildende is the subject (nominative case), so it takes the -e ending after der. Dem Angestellten is in the dative case, and after dem, adjectives—and these types of nouns—must end in -en.
Why does Auszubildende have zu in the middle?
It comes from a special participle form that describes something that 'needs to be done.' The base verb is ausbilden (to train). By inserting zu, it creates a word literally meaning 'the one who is to be trained.' (Fun fact: Germans often abbreviate this to der Azubi!).
Why is the employee in the dative case (dem Angestellten) here instead of the accusative (den Angestellten)?
Because of the verb helfen (to help). In German, helfen is a dative verb, which means the person receiving the help must always be in the dative case.
Does Antrag mean 'application' like a software app on my phone?
No, der Antrag refers to a formal written request or paperwork application, like a visa application or a loan request. If you want to talk about a software application, you should use die App or die Anwendung.
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