Breakdown of Ein kleiner Balkon ist für ein dauerhaftes Zuhause nicht ausreichend.
sein
to be
ein
a, an (eine)
klein
small
nicht
not
der Balkon
the balcony
für
for
das Zuhause
the home
ausreichend
sufficient
dauerhaft
permanent
Questions & Answers about Ein kleiner Balkon ist für ein dauerhaftes Zuhause nicht ausreichend.
Why is Zuhause written as one capitalized word here, instead of zu Hause?
Here, Zuhause is a neuter noun (das Zuhause) meaning 'home' as a physical or emotional place. The phrase zu Hause (two words) is an adverbial expression meaning 'at home', as in Ich bin zu Hause. Since this sentence talks about 'a permanent home', it requires the noun form.
Why does the adjective dauerhaftes end in -es?
It follows the preposition für, which always triggers the accusative case. The noun Zuhause is neuter, and it is preceded by the indefinite article ein. In the accusative neuter with an indefinite article, the adjective must take the strong ending -es.
Could I use genug instead of ausreichend in this sentence?
Yes, you could say nicht genug, but ausreichend sounds slightly more formal and precise, much like 'sufficient' compared to 'enough' in English. Structurally, ausreichend is the present participle of the verb ausreichen (to suffice) being used as an adjective.
How could I expand this sentence using the current lesson's conjunction, sofern?
You could add a dependent clause to state a condition under which the balcony is insufficient, such as: Ein kleiner Balkon ist nicht ausreichend, sofern man viele Pflanzen hat (A small balcony is not sufficient, provided that one has many plants). Because sofern is a subordinating conjunction, it kicks the conjugated verb (hat) to the very end of its clause.
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