Breakdown of Wer Turnschuhe trägt, kommt heute nicht in den Club.
in
in
kommen
to come
heute
today
nicht
not
wer
who
tragen
to carry, to wear
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
der Club
the club (nightclub, leisure)
der Turnschuh
the sneaker
Questions & Answers about Wer Turnschuhe trägt, kommt heute nicht in den Club.
How does wer work in this sentence if it is not a question?
Instead of asking "who", wer here means "whoever" or "anyone who". It introduces a free relative clause, meaning the entire phrase Wer Turnschuhe trägt acts as the subject for the second half of the sentence.
Why does the main verb kommt appear right after the comma?
In German, the conjugated verb of a main clause must take the second position. The entire relative clause Wer Turnschuhe trägt counts as the first position. To keep the verb in position two, kommt must immediately follow the comma.
Why is it in den Club (accusative) and not in dem Club (dative)?
The preposition in is a two-way preposition. Here, it takes the accusative case because it describes movement towards a destination (entering the club). If it described a location where someone already is, you would use the dative in dem Club (or im Club).
Why does heute come before nicht?
German word order generally places time expressions like heute before the negation nicht. You would only put nicht before heute if you specifically wanted to emphasize that they are not getting in today, but perhaps tomorrow.
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