Breakdown of Ich sage dem Chef morgen Bescheid.
ich
I
der Chef
the boss (male)
morgen
tomorrow
Bescheid sagen
to let someone know
Questions & Answers about Ich sage dem Chef morgen Bescheid.
Why is Bescheid capitalized?
The phrase Bescheid sagen means "to let someone know." Bescheid is actually a noun meaning "information" or "decision," which is why it always starts with a capital letter.
Why is it dem Chef instead of den Chef?
The expression Bescheid sagen requires the dative case for the person receiving the information. Because der Chef is a masculine noun, it changes to the dative form dem Chef.
The English translation says "I will let," so why does the German use the present tense sage?
In German, it is perfectly natural to use the present tense for future events as long as the context is clear. The time word morgen (tomorrow) already shows this is happening in the future, so you do not need the future tense with werden.
Why does Bescheid go at the very end of the sentence?
The phrase Bescheid sagen behaves a lot like a separable verb. The conjugated verb sage takes the second position in the sentence, while the fixed part of the expression (Bescheid) gets pushed to the very end, after the time word morgen.
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