Breakdown of Wir haben fünf Milliliter Extrakt hinzugefügt.
haben
to have
wir
we
fünf
five
hinzufügen
to add
der Milliliter
the milliliter
der Extrakt
the extract
Questions & Answers about Wir haben fünf Milliliter Extrakt hinzugefügt.
Why is it fünf Milliliter and not pluralized like in English?
Why is there no word for "of" between Milliliter and Extrakt?
When expressing amounts and quantities in German, you do not use a preposition to say "of". You simply put the substance being measured directly after the unit of measurement. So the English phrase "five milliliters of extract" translates directly to fünf Milliliter Extrakt.
How is the word hinzugefügt formed?
It is the past participle of the separable verb hinzufügen meaning to add. To form the past participle of a separable verb, the prefix hinzu and the base participle gefügt combine into the single word hinzugefügt.
What case is fünf Milliliter Extrakt in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object being added. You do not see any typical accusative endings here because the number fünf does not change, the measurement Milliliter uses the zero-plural rule, and the substance Extrakt is used without an article.
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