Breakdown of Diese Klausel schließt die Haftung für den Schaden aus.
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
für
for
der Schaden
the damage
die Klausel
the clause
die Haftung
the liability
ausschließen
to exclude
Questions & Answers about Diese Klausel schließt die Haftung für den Schaden aus.
This lesson is about bezüglich and hinsichtlich. How could we rewrite this sentence to use one of those instead of für?
You could say Diese Klausel schließt die Haftung bezüglich des Schadens aus (or hinsichtlich des Schadens). Both mean "regarding the damage" or "with regard to the damage." Since these formal prepositions require the genitive case, the masculine noun der Schaden changes to des Schadens. This makes the sentence sound exactly like formal legal German.
Is die Klausel used the exact same way as "clause" in English?
Yes, but strictly in a legal, business, or contractual sense (a stipulation or provision). If you want to talk about a grammatical clause (like a main clause or subordinate clause), you cannot use die Klausel. Instead, you must use terms like der Hauptsatz or der Nebensatz.
Why is aus sitting all by itself at the end of the sentence?
It is the prefix of the separable verb ausschließen (to exclude). In a standard main clause, the conjugated part of the verb (schließt) takes the second position, while the separable prefix (aus) gets kicked to the very end of the clause.
Just as a quick refresher, why is it für den Schaden and not für der Schaden?
The preposition für is a strict accusative preposition. It always forces the following noun into the accusative case, without exception. Since Schaden is a masculine noun (der Schaden), its article must change to den.
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