Dank der vielfachen Tests finden wir jeden Fehler.
Thanks to the numerous tests, we find every error.
Breakdown of Dank der vielfachen Tests finden wir jeden Fehler.
wir
we
finden
to find
der Fehler
the mistake
jeder
everyone / each
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
dank
thanks to
der Test
the test
vielfach
manifold
Questions & Answers about Dank der vielfachen Tests finden wir jeden Fehler.
How does the word vielfachen relate to the lesson on -fach suffixes?
The suffix -fach roughly translates to '-fold' in English. Adding it to viel (much/many) creates the adjective vielfach, meaning 'multiple' or 'numerous'. Here, it acts as a normal adjective modifying Tests, taking the -en ending because it is a weak adjective following the genitive plural article der.
Why is the phrase der vielfachen Tests in the genitive case?
The preposition dank (thanks to) traditionally governs the genitive case, which is highly preferred in written or formal German. In casual spoken German, you might also hear it used with the dative case (e.g., dank den vielfachen Tests), but at a B2 level, mastering the genitive form is expected.
Is the -s on Tests here a genitive ending or a plural ending?
It is the plural ending. Because Test is an English loanword, its plural is formed with an -s (die Tests). In the genitive plural, nouns do not take any extra case endings, so the word simply remains Tests. If this were genitive singular ('thanks to the multiple test'), it would actually look very similar: Dank des vielfachen Tests.
Why does the verb finden come before the subject wir?
The entire prepositional phrase Dank der vielfachen Tests occupies the first position in the sentence. Because German has a strict verb-second rule for main clauses, the conjugated verb finden must be in position two, which pushes the subject wir to position three.
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