Word
Der Zwerg wird plötzlich unser Feind.
Meaning
The dwarf suddenly becomes our enemy.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Der Zwerg wird plötzlich unser Feind.
unser
our
plötzlich
suddenly
werden
to become / to get (change of state)
der Feind
the enemy
Questions & Answers about Der Zwerg wird plötzlich unser Feind.
Since this lesson is about using als for roles, why is there no als before unser Feind?
The verb werden (to become) does not use als. Just like in English, you say someone becomes an enemy, not becomes as an enemy. You use als for roles and functions with other verbs, like arbeiten (to work as) or sich verkleiden (to dress up as).
What case is unser Feind, and why?
It is in the nominative case. Verbs like werden (to become), sein (to be), and bleiben (to remain) are linking verbs. They equate the subject to another noun, so both the subject and the predicate noun take the nominative case instead of the accusative.
Why is the possessive article just unser and not unserer or unseren?
Because Feind (enemy) is a masculine noun in the nominative case. For masculine nominative nouns, possessive articles (mein, dein, unser, etc.) take no ending, exactly like the indefinite article ein.
Can I put plötzlich at the beginning of the sentence?