Breakdown of Der Funke wird schon überspringen, keine Sorge!
kein
no, not any
die Sorge
the worry
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
werden
will (future auxiliary)
Questions & Answers about Der Funke wird schon überspringen, keine Sorge!
Why is the modal particle schon used in this sentence?
Here, schon is used to express reassurance. Instead of its standard meaning of "already," it tells the listener "I'm confident this will happen, don't worry." Without schon, the sentence would sound like a dry, factual prediction. With it, it becomes a comforting phrase, which is then reinforced by keine Sorge.
Is überspringen a separable or inseparable verb in this context?
It is separable here. The verb überspringen literally means "to jump over" (separable: springt über). In German, the idiom der Funke springt über (the spark jumps over) is used to say "the spark flies," meaning a connection or chemistry is formed. While many verbs starting with über- are inseparable when they have abstract meanings, this one keeps a more physical, directional sense of jumping across a gap. Since it is paired with the future auxiliary verb wird, it stays in its full infinitive form at the end of the clause.
I often see this noun written as Funken. Why is it Funke here?
Der Funke (the spark) is the subject here, so it is in the nominative case. It belongs to a special, slightly tricky subgroup of masculine "n-declension" (or weak) nouns. While it ends in -e in the nominative, it takes an -n in the accusative and dative cases (den Funken, dem Funken) and an -ns in the genitive (des Funkens). Other common words in this exact same subgroup are der Name (name) and der Gedanke (thought).