Breakdown of Wegen des starken Regens gibt es ein Hochwasser, infolgedessen ist die Straße kaputt.
sein
to be
ein
a, an (eine)
der Regen
the rain
es gibt
there is / there are
stark
strong
die Straße
the street
kaputt
broken
wegen
because of
infolgedessen
consequently
das Hochwasser
the flood
Questions & Answers about Wegen des starken Regens gibt es ein Hochwasser, infolgedessen ist die Straße kaputt.
Why is the verb ist placed immediately after infolgedessen?
infolgedessen is a consecutive adverbial connector, meaning it acts as an adverb rather than a subordinating conjunction (like weil or dass). Because it takes up the first position in the second clause, the verb ist must take the second position, pushing the subject die Straße to the third position.
What is the literal breakdown of the word infolgedessen?
It is made up of in (in), Folge (consequence), and dessen (the genitive form of that). Literally, it means in consequence of that, which translates smoothly to consequently or as a result.
Why does the adjective starken end in -en?
The preposition wegen requires the genitive case. In the masculine genitive, after the definite article des, the adjective takes the weak ending -en. The noun Regen also gets the standard genitive -s ending, making the phrase wegen des starken Regens.
Why does the first clause say gibt es instead of es gibt?
This is due to the standard V2 (verb-second) rule in main clauses. The entire prepositional phrase Wegen des starken Regens occupies the first position. Therefore, the conjugated verb gibt must come second, naturally swapping places with the subject es.
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