Breakdown of Wir haben keine Beförderung bekommen, weswegen wir unsere eigenen Ideen verwirklichen wollen.
haben
to have
kein
no, not any
die Idee
the idea
wir
we
unser
our
wollen
to want
bekommen
to receive / to get (be given)
eigen
own
weswegen
which is why
die Beförderung
the promotion
verwirklichen
to realize (make real, achieve)
Questions & Answers about Wir haben keine Beförderung bekommen, weswegen wir unsere eigenen Ideen verwirklichen wollen.
Why does the sentence use weswegen instead of deswegen?
Both express a consequence, but they affect the grammar differently. deswegen is an adverb that usually starts a new main clause with the verb in the second position (..., deswegen wollen wir...). weswegen is a relative connector that links back to the entire previous clause and acts like a subordinating conjunction, forcing the conjugated verb (wollen) to the very end.
Could I use weshalb instead of weswegen here?
Yes, absolutely! weshalb and weswegen are completely interchangeable when referring back to a whole clause. Both mean "which is why" and both send the conjugated verb to the end of the clause.
Why is it unsere eigenen Ideen and not just unsere eigene Ideen?
This is a great refresher on adjective declension. Ideen is plural, and it is preceded by the possessive word unsere. In the plural, after any possessive word (like meine, deine, unsere), the following adjective must take the weak ending -en. Therefore, eigen becomes eigenen.
Why does wollen come after verwirklichen at the end of the sentence?
Because weswegen introduces a subordinate clause, the conjugated verb must go to the very end. The conjugated verb here is the modal verb wollen. When you have a modal verb and a main verb (verwirklichen) in a subordinate clause, the conjugated modal verb goes to the absolute end, right after the infinitive of the main verb.
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