Breakdown of Der Vorschrift entsprechend schaltete sie sofort den Blinker ein.
sie
she
sofort
immediately
einschalten
to turn on
die Vorschrift
the regulation
Questions & Answers about Der Vorschrift entsprechend schaltete sie sofort den Blinker ein.
Why does entsprechend come after der Vorschrift?
The word entsprechend is a special dative preposition that is frequently used as a postposition, meaning it is placed after the noun it refers to. This is very common in written German and sounds perfectly natural in this sentence.
Why is it der Vorschrift if the noun is feminine?
The preposition entsprechend always requires the dative case. Since Vorschrift is a feminine noun (die Vorschrift), the feminine definite article die changes to der in the dative.
Why does the verb schaltete come before the subject sie?
German follows the V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire phrase Der Vorschrift entsprechend acts as a single block occupying the first position in the sentence. The conjugated verb schaltete must take the second position, pushing the subject sie to the third position.
Why is the word ein sitting at the very end of the sentence?
The verb being used here is einschalten (to turn on), which is a separable verb. In a standard main clause, the conjugated core of the verb (schaltete) takes the second position, while its separable prefix (ein) is sent to the very end.