Word
Dieses Labyrinth ist endlos und sehr verwirrend.
Meaning
This labyrinth is endless and very confusing.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Dieses Labyrinth ist endlos und sehr verwirrend.
sein
to be
und
and
sehr
very
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
Questions & Answers about Dieses Labyrinth ist endlos und sehr verwirrend.
Why don't endlos or verwirrend have adjective endings here?
Because they are used predicatively, meaning they come after a linking verb like ist (is) to describe the subject, rather than sitting directly in front of a noun. In German, adjectives never take endings when used this way.
What kind of word is verwirrend, and how is it formed?
It is a present participle acting as an adjective. You form it simply by adding -d to the infinitive of the verb verwirren (to confuse). Just like in English where 'confuse' becomes 'confusing', German adds -d to create an active adjective.
How do we know the gender of Labyrinth from this sentence?
The word Dieses tells us it is neuter. Labyrinth is the subject of the sentence (nominative case), and the neuter ending for dies- in the nominative is -es, giving us dieses Labyrinth (this labyrinth).
Since the current lesson is about unconditional concession, how would you say 'No matter how confusing this labyrinth is,...' using this sentence?
You would use Egal, wie (no matter how) followed by the adjective, and move the conjugated verb to the end of the clause: Egal, wie verwirrend dieses Labyrinth ist, ...