Word
Dank des neuen Lacks glänzt das Auto in der Sonne.
Meaning
Thanks to the new paintwork, the car shines in the sun.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Dank des neuen Lacks glänzt das Auto in der Sonne.
in
in
das Auto
the car
neu
new
die Sonne
the sun
Questions & Answers about Dank des neuen Lacks glänzt das Auto in der Sonne.
Why does dank take the Genitive case here (des neuen Lacks), and can it take the Dative?
The preposition dank is used to express a positive cause. In modern German, it is often followed by the Genitive case, especially in writing. However, using the Dative case (dank dem neuen Lack) is also completely correct and is actually more common in everyday spoken German.
Why does the adjective neu end in -en (neuen)?
Because it follows the masculine Genitive article des. After any definite article in the Genitive, Dative, or Plural, adjectives always take the weak ending -en.
Why is an -s added to the noun to make Lacks?
Lack is a masculine noun (der Lack). In the Genitive case, masculine and neuter nouns usually add an -s or -es to the end of the word. Since Lack is a single syllable, both Lacks and Lackes are grammatically correct, though Lacks is much more common here.
Why is the verb glänzt placed before the subject das Auto?