Breakdown of Der Star, ein berühmter Schauspieler, posiert für das Foto, obwohl er müde ist.
sein
to be
ein
a, an (eine)
er
he
müde
tired
für
for
das Foto
the photo
berühmt
famous
der Schauspieler
the actor
obwohl
although
der Star
the star / the celebrity (famous person)
posieren
to pose
Questions & Answers about Der Star, ein berühmter Schauspieler, posiert für das Foto, obwohl er müde ist.
Why is ein berühmter Schauspieler in the nominative case?
This phrase is an apposition, meaning it is a noun phrase placed right next to another noun to describe it. In German, an apposition always takes the exact same case as the noun it describes. Because it describes Der Star, which is the subject of the sentence (nominative case), the apposition must also be in the nominative.
Why does the adjective berühmter end in -er?
This involves adjective endings following an indefinite article (ein). Because the phrase is masculine nominative, and the word ein doesn't clearly show the masculine gender on its own, the adjective has to do the heavy lifting by taking the strong masculine ending -er.
Is there a specific reason why we use das Foto instead of dem Foto here?
Yes, it is because of the preposition für. In German, für is a strict accusative preposition, meaning the noun following it must always take the accusative case. Since Foto is a neuter noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative form: das Foto.
Why does the verb ist go at the very end of the sentence?
The word obwohl (although) is a subordinating conjunction. It introduces a dependent clause, which forces the conjugated verb (ist) to be pushed to the very end of that specific clause.
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