Breakdown of Meiner Meinung nach ist der Expressversand hier sinnlos.
sein
to be
hier
here
meiner Meinung nach
in my opinion
sinnlos
useless
der Expressversand
the express shipping
Questions & Answers about Meiner Meinung nach ist der Expressversand hier sinnlos.
Why does nach come after Meiner Meinung instead of before it?
In this specific phrase, nach acts as a postposition, meaning it comes after the noun it modifies. The phrase meiner Meinung nach is a fixed expression for 'in my opinion' and it always requires the dative case, which is why the feminine noun Meinung forces the -er ending on meiner.
Why is the verb ist immediately after nach instead of after Expressversand?
The entire phrase Meiner Meinung nach counts as the first block of information (Position 1) in the sentence. In German main clauses, the conjugated verb must always sit in Position 2. Therefore, ist has to follow immediately before the subject der Expressversand. Be careful not to use a comma to separate the introductory phrase from the rest of the sentence like we do in English!
How does the ending -los in sinnlos work?
The suffix -los is the exact equivalent of the English suffix '-less'. It turns the noun Sinn (sense or meaning) into the adjective sinnlos (senseless or pointless). You will see this highly productive suffix on many other words, such as arbeitslos (jobless) or kostenlos (costless/free).
Where does the word Versand in Expressversand come from?
Versand (shipping or dispatch) is a noun derived from the verb versenden (to send out or dispatch). Like many older German nouns derived directly from the root of a strong or mixed verb, it changes the vowel (from 'e' to 'a') and takes the masculine gender, making it der Versand.
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