Breakdown of Solche Prinzipien sind wichtig für unsere Moral.
sein
to be
wichtig
important
unser
our
für
for
solch-
such
das Prinzip
the principle
die Moral
the morality
Questions & Answers about Solche Prinzipien sind wichtig für unsere Moral.
This lesson is about adjectives that govern the genitive case. Why does wichtig use für instead of the genitive here?
Not all adjectives can take a direct case like the genitive. While the current lesson focuses on adjectives like bewusst or würdig that directly govern a genitive object, wichtig requires a prepositional phrase with für (followed by the accusative case). Alternatively, it can take a dative object, as in Das ist mir wichtig.
How do we determine the ending for Solche in this sentence?
The word solch- (meaning such) declines exactly like the definite article. Since it describes Prinzipien, which is a nominative plural noun, it takes the plural nominative ending -e, resulting in Solche.
Why is the plural of das Prinzip formed as Prinzipien instead of just adding an -e or -s?
Many German nouns of Latin or Greek origin ending in -ip or -ium form their plural by adding -ien. You have likely seen this foreign plural pattern before with words like das Studium, which becomes die Studien.
Does die Moral have the exact same meaning as the English word morality?
It translates to morality or morals in this context, but it has a broader scope. It can also mean morale (the confidence or enthusiasm of a person or group, such as troops or employees). You must rely on context to tell whether ethics or enthusiasm is being discussed.
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