Breakdown of Obwohl wir einen Rückschlag hatten, haben wir die Finanzierung bekommen.
ein
a, an (eine)
haben
to have
wir
we
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
obwohl
although
bekommen
to receive / to get (be given)
der Rückschlag
the setback
die Finanzierung
the financing
Questions & Answers about Obwohl wir einen Rückschlag hatten, haben wir die Finanzierung bekommen.
How would I rewrite this sentence to use trotz instead of obwohl?
You need to turn the obwohl clause into a noun phrase. The verb hatten disappears, and the noun Rückschlag takes the genitive case after trotz. The new sentence is: Trotz eines Rückschlags haben wir die Finanzierung bekommen.
Why does einen Rückschlag change to eines Rückschlags when using trotz?
Trotz is a preposition that requires the genitive case. Because Rückschlag is a masculine noun, the indefinite article becomes eines and you must add an -s to the end of the noun itself.
Why does the main clause start with the verb haben instead of the subject wir?
The entire obwohl clause acts as the first position in the overall sentence. Because German requires the conjugated verb to be in the second position, haben must come immediately after the comma, before the subject wir.
Is bekommen the best verb for receiving abstract things like financing?
Bekommen works perfectly fine here, but in a professional or written context, erhalten sounds a bit more formal. You will frequently see haben wir die Finanzierung erhalten in business German.
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