Word
Die Schulleitung erwartet angemessenes Benehmen seitens der Schüler.
Meaning
The school administration expects appropriate behavior on the part of the students.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die Schulleitung erwartet angemessenes Benehmen seitens der Schüler.
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
der Schüler
the pupil, the school student
erwarten
to expect
seitens
on the part of
Questions & Answers about Die Schulleitung erwartet angemessenes Benehmen seitens der Schüler.
How does seitens affect the grammar of the noun that follows it?
The preposition seitens (meaning "on the part of") requires the genitive case. In this sentence, it forces the plural noun die Schüler to become the genitive plural der Schüler.
Could I use vonseiten instead of seitens in this sentence?
Yes, you could say vonseiten der Schüler with the exact same meaning. Both are formal prepositions that take the genitive case, though seitens is slightly more common in everyday formal writing.
Why does the adjective angemessenes end in -es?
It modifies the neuter noun Benehmen (behavior) in the accusative case. Because there is no article before it (like "ein" or "das"), the adjective has to take the strong declension ending -es to show the gender and case.
Is the noun Benehmen related to a verb?
Yes, it is a nominalized verb. It comes directly from the infinitive sich benehmen (to behave). Like all nouns created directly from verb infinitives, it is always neuter.