Breakdown of Es fällt kein Niederschlag, folglich wird der See wohl austrocknen.
es
it
kein
no, not any
der See
the lake
werden
will (future auxiliary)
wohl
probably, I suppose
fallen
to fall
folglich
consequently
der Niederschlag
the precipitation
austrocknen
to dry up
Questions & Answers about Es fällt kein Niederschlag, folglich wird der See wohl austrocknen.
Why is the verb wird placed immediately after folglich?
folglich is an adverbial connector. Unlike subordinating conjunctions (like weil) that push the verb to the end, or coordinating conjunctions (like denn) that occupy "Position 0", an adverb takes up Position 1 in the clause. Therefore, the strict V2 (verb-second) rule applies, and the conjugated verb (wird) must take Position 2.
Can I move folglich to a different position in the second half of the sentence?
Yes! Because folglich acts as a regular adverb, it doesn't have to sit at the beginning of the clause. You can put the subject in Position 1 and move the connector to Position 3: ..., der See wird folglich wohl austrocknen. Both versions are equally correct.
What does the word wohl add to this sentence?
In this context, wohl is a modal particle that expresses probability, likelihood, or a strong assumption. It translates best to "probably" or "likely". Without it, the sentence would sound like an absolute, 100% guaranteed fact.
Why use fällt here instead of just saying there is no precipitation (es gibt keinen)?
austrocknen is a separable verb, so why is it written as one word at the end?
Because the second clause is in the future tense, which uses the auxiliary verb werden (here conjugated as wird). The conjugated auxiliary pushes the main verb to the very end of the clause in its full infinitive form, which means the prefix (aus-) stays attached to the root (trocknen).
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