Breakdown of Alles wurde mit höchster Präzision repariert.
mit
with
reparieren
to repair
alles
everything
hoch
high
werden
to be (passive auxiliary + past participle)
die Präzision
the precision
Questions & Answers about Alles wurde mit höchster Präzision repariert.
Why is the base of the adjective höchster rather than hochster?
The base adjective is hoch (high). Its superlative form is irregular: the c is dropped and it adds an umlaut, giving us the stem höchst-.
Why does höchster end in -er here?
It modifies Präzision, which is a feminine noun (die Präzision). The preposition mit always forces the dative case. Because there is no article (like der or einer) before the adjective to show the case, the adjective must take the strong ending. For feminine dative, that strong ending is -er.
Why use wurde ... repariert instead of war ... repariert?
The combination of wurde and a past participle like repariert forms the dynamic passive in the simple past (Präteritum). It focuses on the action taking place (Everything was getting repaired). If you used war ... repariert, it would form the static passive (Zustandspassiv), which focuses on the condition of the items after the action was already finished (Everything was in a repaired state).
Is alles treated as a singular or plural subject?
In German, alles (everything) functions as a singular pronoun. Just like in English, it takes a third-person singular verb, which is why we use wurde instead of the plural wurden.
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