Breakdown of Ein stärkerer Generator wird in das Windrad eingebaut werden.
ein
a, an (eine)
in
in
stark
strong
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
Questions & Answers about Ein stärkerer Generator wird in das Windrad eingebaut werden.
Why are there two forms of the verb werden in this sentence?
This sentence uses the future passive tense (Futur I Passiv). The first wird is the conjugated auxiliary verb used to form the future tense. The final werden is the passive infinitive, which combines with the past participle eingebaut to create the passive voice. Literally, it translates to 'will ... built-in be'.
Why is it ein stärkerer Generator instead of just ein stärkere Generator?
Generator is a masculine noun in the nominative case because it is the subject of the passive sentence. Since it follows the indefinite article ein (which doesn't clearly show the masculine nominative case on its own), the adjective must take the strong ending -er. The base adjective is the comparative stärker (stronger), so adding the -er ending makes it stärkerer.
Why does in das Windrad use the accusative case here instead of the dative?
The preposition in is a two-way preposition. Even though a wind turbine is a large stationary object, the action of installing (einbauen) implies directing something into a new position. Because the generator is moving into the turbine, we use the accusative case for destination (das Windrad). If we were just describing where the generator already sits, we would use the dative (in dem Windrad).
Why isn't the prefix ein- from separated at the very end of the sentence?