Breakdown of Ich glaube, die Fortsetzung ist total überbewertet, weil sie langweilig ist.
ich
I
sein
to be
sie
she
glauben
to believe
weil
because (subordinating)
langweilig
boring
total
totally, completely
überbewertet
overrated
die Fortsetzung
the sequel
Questions & Answers about Ich glaube, die Fortsetzung ist total überbewertet, weil sie langweilig ist.
Why is the verb ist in the second position in die Fortsetzung ist total überbewertet instead of at the end?
Normally, a subordinate clause after a verb of thinking like glauben starts with dass and sends the conjugated verb to the end (... dass die Fortsetzung total überbewertet ist). However, when you drop dass, the clause acts like a main clause and takes on standard Verb-Second (V2) word order.
If dropping dass changes the word order to Verb-Second, can we do the same thing with the weil clause?
How is the word überbewertet formed?
It is the past participle of the verb überbewerten (to overrate), used here as an adjective. It is built from the prefix über- (over) and the verb bewerten (to rate or evaluate). Because the base verb bewerten is inseparable, there is no -ge- added to form the participle.
Why does the sentence use sie to mean 'it' in weil sie langweilig ist?
The pronoun sie refers back to die Fortsetzung (the sequel). Because German nouns ending in -ung are always feminine, you must use the feminine pronoun sie to refer back to it, even though we use the gender-neutral 'it' in English.
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