Breakdown of Der Heiler bringt der Gruppe die Ausrüstung.
bringen
to bring
die Gruppe
the group
der Heiler
the healer
die Ausrüstung
the equipment (gear)
Questions & Answers about Der Heiler bringt der Gruppe die Ausrüstung.
Why is it der Gruppe when the word for group is feminine (die Gruppe)?
In this sentence, the group is the receiver of the action, making it the indirect object. Indirect objects take the dative case, and in the dative case, the feminine word die changes to der.
Why does der Gruppe come before die Ausrüstung? Can I swap them?
In German, when you have two noun objects in a sentence, the dative object (der Gruppe) almost always comes before the accusative direct object (die Ausrüstung). You usually wouldn't swap them unless you wanted to put heavy emphasis on the group.
If we wanted to say he brings it 'as a gift', how would we use the particle als in this sentence?
You would say als Geschenk. The particle als copies the case of the noun it assigns a role to. Since it refers to the equipment (die Ausrüstung), which is in the accusative case, the gift is also treated as accusative: Der Heiler bringt der Gruppe die Ausrüstung als Geschenk.
What is the easiest way to remember the gender of Ausrüstung?
Any German noun ending in the suffix -ung is always feminine. This noun is built from the separable verb ausrüsten (to equip) and turned into the noun die Ausrüstung (the equipment).