Word
Diese Methode kommt oft zur Anwendung.
Meaning
This method is applied often.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Diese Methode kommt oft zur Anwendung.
oft
often
kommen
to come
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
zur
to the (zu + der)
Questions & Answers about Diese Methode kommt oft zur Anwendung.
What does zur Anwendung kommen mean, and how is it different from just using the verb anwenden?
Zur Anwendung kommen is a Nomen-Verb-Verbindung (noun-verb construction) meaning to be applied or to be used. It is a formal alternative to the passive voice angewendet werden. While the active verb anwenden means to apply something, this construction focuses on the method itself being applied, without needing to say who is doing the applying.
Why is it zur Anwendung and not just zu Anwendung?
This fixed phrase requires a definite article. Because Anwendung is a feminine noun (die Anwendung) and the preposition zu always forces the dative case, die changes to der. The words zu and der merge into the contraction zur.
Why is zur Anwendung placed at the very end of the sentence?
In noun-verb constructions, the noun phrase (zur Anwendung) acts just like a separable prefix. The conjugated verb (kommt) takes the normal second position, and the fixed noun phrase gets pushed to the very end of the clause, after the adverb oft.
Could I just say Diese Methode wird oft angewendet instead?
Yes, you absolutely can! Diese Methode wird oft angewendet uses the standard passive voice and means the exact same thing. However, noun-verb constructions like zur Anwendung kommen are very common in written German, news, and professional environments, so recognizing them is a great B1 milestone.