Breakdown of Möglicherweise bekomme ich nächste Woche eine bessere Position.
ich
I
ein
a, an (eine)
die Woche
the week
besser
better
bekommen
to receive / to get (be given)
nächste
next
die Position
the position
möglicherweise
possibly
Questions & Answers about Möglicherweise bekomme ich nächste Woche eine bessere Position.
How does the -weise suffix work in the word möglicherweise?
It takes the adjective möglich (possible) and turns it into an adverb meaning "possibly". Adding -weise is a common way to express your attitude about a situation, similar to adding "-ly" in English (like "luckily" or "normally"). Notice the connecting -er- that is often added between the adjective and the suffix!
Wait, doesn't bekomme mean "become"?
No, this is a classic false friend! The German verb bekommen means "to get" or "to receive", which is why the sentence translates to getting a better position. If you want to say "become", you have to use the verb werden.
The English translation says "I will get", but bekomme is in the present tense. Why aren't we using the future tense here?
In German, it is completely natural and very common to use the present tense for future events as long as the context is clear. Because the sentence includes the time marker nächste Woche (next week), you do not need to use the future tense with werden; the present tense does the job perfectly.
Because möglicherweise is an adverb, does it change the word order?
Yes! In German, the conjugated verb must always take the second position in a main clause. Because the adverb möglicherweise occupies position 1, the verb bekomme stays in position 2, which pushes the subject ich into position 3.
Why does the phrase nächste Woche end in -e here?
When you state a specific time without a preposition (like saying "next week" instead of "in the next week"), German uses the accusative case. This is called the accusative of time. Because Woche is a feminine noun, the adjective nächste takes the feminine accusative ending -e.
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