Word
Auf dem Zettel ist kein Name, weil der Verehrer anonym bleiben möchte.
Meaning
There is no name on the note because the admirer would like to remain anonymous.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Auf dem Zettel ist kein Name, weil der Verehrer anonym bleiben möchte.
sein
to be
kein
no, not any
der Name
the name
möchten
would like
Questions & Answers about Auf dem Zettel ist kein Name, weil der Verehrer anonym bleiben möchte.
Could I use one of the new indefinite pronouns like irgendwer in this sentence?
Yes! If you didn't want to specify that it was an admirer (der Verehrer), you could replace it with irgendwer (someone/anyone). The clause would become: weil irgendwer anonym bleiben möchte (because someone wants to remain anonymous). Since the person is the subject of the clause, you use the nominative form irgendwer.
Why are both bleiben and möchte at the very end of the sentence?
The conjunction weil (because) kicks the conjugated verb to the very end of the clause. Here, the conjugated verb is the modal möchte. In a standard main clause, you would say der Verehrer möchte anonym bleiben, but weil pushes möchte past the infinitive bleiben, resulting in bleiben möchte.
Where does the noun Verehrer come from?
It comes from the verb verehren, which means to admire, revere, or worship. By adding the -er suffix, it becomes a masculine noun for an admirer. If the secret admirer were female, the sentence would use die Verehrerin.
Just as a refresher, why is it auf dem Zettel (dative) and not auf den Zettel (accusative)?