Breakdown of Vorausgesetzt, dass die Börse steigt, investieren wir in das Projekt.
in
in
wir
we
das Projekt
the project
dass
that
steigen
to rise (go up, increase)
investieren
to invest
vorausgesetzt
provided (that)
die Börse
the stock exchange
Questions & Answers about Vorausgesetzt, dass die Börse steigt, investieren wir in das Projekt.
How does vorausgesetzt, dass work in this sentence, and can I leave out dass?
Vorausgesetzt, dass is a conditional conjunction meaning "provided that". It introduces a subordinate clause, which pushes the verb steigt to the end. You can drop dass, but if you do, the word order changes to a standard main clause: Vorausgesetzt, die Börse steigt, ...
Why does the second part of the sentence start with the verb investieren?
The entire Vorausgesetzt... clause takes up the first position in the sentence. Because German requires the verb to be in the second position of a main clause, the verb investieren must come right after the comma, pushing the subject wir to the third position.
Why is it in das Projekt and not in dem Projekt?
The verb investieren pairs with the two-way preposition in. We use the accusative case (das Projekt) here to show the abstract "direction" or target of the money being invested, rather than a fixed location where an action takes place.
The English translation says "we will invest". Why doesn't the German sentence use the future tense?
In German, the present tense is very commonly used to express the future, especially when a condition (like the stock market rising) makes the future timeframe obvious. Saying werden wir investieren is possible, but the present tense investieren wir sounds much more natural here.
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