Breakdown of Der Artikel berichtet, dass die Innovation das Problem lösen werde.
das Problem
the problem
dass
that
lösen
to solve
der Artikel
the article
werden
will (future auxiliary)
berichten
to report (give an account)
die Innovation
the innovation
Questions & Answers about Der Artikel berichtet, dass die Innovation das Problem lösen werde.
Why is it werde and not wird in this sentence?
werde is the Konjunktiv I (Subjunctive I) form of werden for the third-person singular (die Innovation). We use Konjunktiv I here because it is reported speech introduced by berichtet (reports). Using werde instead of the regular indicative wird shows that you are just passing along what the article claims, maintaining a neutral journalistic distance.
How do we form the future tense in reported speech, as seen here?
You form it exactly like the regular future tense, but you use the Konjunktiv I form of the helping verb werden. Instead of using the normal indicative forms, you use the Konjunktiv I forms of werden (such as werde, werdest, werden) plus the infinitive of the main verb, which in this case is lösen.
Why does werde come after lösen at the very end of the sentence?
The conjunction dass (that) forces the conjugated verb to the very end of the subordinate clause. In a two-verb cluster like the future tense, the helping verb (werde) is the conjugated one. Therefore, it gets pushed all the way to the end, landing after the infinitive (lösen).
Could I use würde instead of werde here?
In formal written German, no. würde is Konjunktiv II. In reported speech, we only substitute Konjunktiv I with Konjunktiv II if the Konjunktiv I form is completely identical to the regular present tense (indicative) form. Because the Konjunktiv I werde is clearly distinct from the indicative wird, we must stick with werde. You might hear native speakers use würde here in casual everyday speech, but werde is the correct standard choice.
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