Breakdown of Der Künstler hat das Konzept erarbeitet und ein perfektes Ergebnis erzielt.
ein
a, an (eine)
und
and
haben
to have
perfekt
perfect / perfectly
das Ergebnis
the result
der Künstler
the artist
das Konzept
the concept
erarbeiten
to develop (work out a plan or concept)
erzielen
to achieve (a result, profit, or score)
Questions & Answers about Der Künstler hat das Konzept erarbeitet und ein perfektes Ergebnis erzielt.
How does the prefix er- change the meaning of arbeiten in erarbeitet?
The prefix er- often expresses reaching a successful conclusion or obtaining something through the action of the base verb. While arbeiten simply means "to work", erarbeiten means to develop, acquire, or produce something through work. The artist didn't just work on the concept; they worked until it was successfully finished.
Does the prefix er- do the same thing to create the verb erzielt?
Yes! The base verb here is zielen, which means "to aim" (like aiming at a target). Adding er- adds the idea of successfully reaching that target. Therefore, erzielen means "to achieve" or "to obtain" (a goal, a result, or a score).
Where is the helper verb for erzielt at the end of the sentence?
It shares the helper verb hat with the first half of the sentence. The full thought is ...hat das Konzept erarbeitet und [hat] ein perfektes Ergebnis erzielt. Dropping the second auxiliary verb is very common and natural in German when two clauses connected by und use the same subject and helper verb.
Just as a quick refresher, why is the ending -es used on perfektes in ein perfektes Ergebnis?
This happens because Ergebnis is a neuter noun (das Ergebnis) acting as the direct object (accusative case). Since the indefinite article ein doesn't have an ending to show the neuter gender, the adjective has to step up and take the strong ending -es to show it instead.
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