Breakdown of Wer katalogisiert die Sammlung, wie wir gestern besprochen haben?
haben
to have
wir
we
wer
who
wie
how
gestern
yesterday
die Sammlung
the collection
katalogisieren
to catalogue
besprechen
to discuss (talk over)
Questions & Answers about Wer katalogisiert die Sammlung, wie wir gestern besprochen haben?
Why does wie mean "as" here instead of "how"?
In this context, wie is used as a subordinating conjunction to refer back to a shared understanding or a previous statement. It means "as" or "in the way that", connecting the main action to what you both discussed yesterday.
Why is haben placed at the very end of the sentence?
Because wie introduces a subordinate clause (a dependent clause), it pushes the conjugated verb to the very end. The conjugated verb here is haben to match the subject wir, so it must come after the past participle besprochen.
Why is the past participle besprochen and not gebesprochen?
The verb besprechen (to discuss) starts with the inseparable prefix be-. Verbs with inseparable prefixes never take the ge- prefix when forming their past participle.
What is the subject of the first half of the sentence, and why is the verb katalogisiert?
The question word Wer (who) acts as the subject of the main clause. When Wer is the subject, the verb always takes the third-person singular conjugation, exactly as it would for er, sie, or es.
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