Breakdown of Wir bestätigen, dass die Deckung für den Unfall gilt.
wir
we
für
for
der Unfall
the accident
dass
that
bestätigen
to confirm
gelten
to be valid / to apply
die Deckung
the coverage
Questions & Answers about Wir bestätigen, dass die Deckung für den Unfall gilt.
Why does the sentence use gilt für instead of something like ist gültig für?
While ist gültig für is grammatically correct and means exactly the same thing, using the verb gelten (to apply / to be valid) is much more natural and idiomatic in German, especially in formal or business contexts like insurance. Remember that gelten takes the accusative when paired with the preposition für.
Since this lesson is about bezüglich and hinsichtlich, could we use them instead of für here?
No, not directly with the verb gelten. The expression is fixed as gelten für (to apply to). However, you could rewrite the sentence to use a genitive preposition by dropping the verb: Wir bestätigen die Deckung bezüglich des Unfalls. (We confirm the coverage regarding the accident). Here, bezüglich connects the coverage directly to the accident in the genitive case.
Does Deckung only mean insurance coverage?
Die Deckung literally means cover or coverage. While it is standard vocabulary for insurance, it is also used in sports (like keeping your guard up in boxing, or marking a player in soccer) and in finance (like having sufficient funds in an account to cover a payment).
Why is gilt at the very end of the sentence?
The word dass (that) is a subordinating conjunction, which introduces a dependent clause and forces the conjugated verb (gilt) to the very end. Even though you learned this earlier, it is crucial to keep tracking it at the B2 level, where dependent clauses get much longer and push the verb further away.
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