Breakdown of Die Besichtigung war interessant, wobei ich die Lage nicht gut fand.
ich
I
sein
to be
gut
good / well
finden
to find
nicht
not
interessant
interesting
die Lage
the location
wobei
whereby (recognizing that)
die Besichtigung
the viewing
Questions & Answers about Die Besichtigung war interessant, wobei ich die Lage nicht gut fand.
How exactly does wobei change the meaning compared to using aber (but)?
While aber simply contrasts two independent thoughts, wobei acts as a restrictive connector here. It specifically qualifies or limits the positive statement you just made about the viewing. In English, we often express this nuance with phrases like "mind you," "although," or "recognizing that."
Why is the conjugated verb fand at the very end of the sentence?
Because wobei acts as a subordinating conjunction in this context. Subordinating conjunctions send the conjugated verb to the end of the clause. If you had used a coordinating conjunction like aber, the verb would have stayed in its normal second position: ... aber ich fand die Lage nicht gut.
Is die Lage exclusively used for the "location" of a property?
It is the standard word for the geographic location of real estate, which perfectly fits this Besichtigung (viewing). However, it is also heavily used to mean "situation" in an abstract sense. For example, Wie ist die Lage? means "What is the situation?"
Why does the sentence use the simple past (war, fand) instead of the spoken past (Perfekt)?
The simple past (Präteritum) is typically reserved for written German, but highly common verbs like sein (to be) and finden (to find/feel/think) are major exceptions. Germans frequently use their simple past forms (war, fand) even in casual speech because they are smoother to say than their Perfekt equivalents.
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