Breakdown of Meiner Meinung nach ist der Algorithmus schädlich für uns.
sein
to be
uns
us
für
for
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
meiner Meinung nach
in my opinion
der Algorithmus
the algorithm
schädlich
harmful
Questions & Answers about Meiner Meinung nach ist der Algorithmus schädlich für uns.
Why does the verb ist come right after nach instead of after der Algorithmus?
Meiner Meinung nach acts as a single block of information that takes up the entire first position in the sentence. In German main clauses, the conjugated verb must always sit in the second position. Therefore, the verb ist has to come immediately after this introductory phrase, pushing the subject der Algorithmus to the third position.
Why is it Meiner Meinung with an -er ending?
This phrase uses the word nach, which acts as a preposition that always requires the dative case. Because Meinung is a feminine noun (die Meinung), the possessive word for "my" changes to the dative feminine form, which is meiner.
Wait, isn't nach usually placed before the noun, like in nach Hause?
Yes, prepositions almost always come before the noun they relate to. However, in this specific fixed expression for "in my opinion", nach acts as a postposition. This means it is placed right after the noun phrase Meiner Meinung rather than before it.
Why is it für uns and not für wir?
The preposition für always forces the following noun or pronoun into the accusative case. The accusative form of wir (we) is uns (us), which is why the phrase "harmful to us" translates to schädlich für uns.
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