Word
Viele Kunstwerke hier sind völlig immateriell.
Meaning
Many artworks here are completely immaterial.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Viele Kunstwerke hier sind völlig immateriell.
sein
to be
hier
here
viel
much / a lot
das Kunstwerk
the artwork
Questions & Answers about Viele Kunstwerke hier sind völlig immateriell.
Why does immateriell use the prefix im- instead of in- for negation?
Just like in English, the Latin prefix in- changes to im- before words starting with certain letters, especially 'm', 'b', and 'p'. This makes pronunciation smoother. So, the base word materiell takes im- to become immateriell.
Why does the German word immateriell end in -ell when the English equivalent is 'immaterial'?
Many adjectives borrowed from Latin that end in '-al' in English end with the suffix -ell in German. Other common examples you have probably seen are traditionell (traditional) and professionell (professional).
Could I use ganz instead of völlig to mean 'completely' here?
You could use ganz, but völlig is often preferred with abstract adjectives or absolute states like immateriell to mean 'entirely' or 'utterly'. Another great alternative here would be komplett.
Is it normal to put the adverb hier right after the noun Kunstwerke?
Yes! When an adverb of place like hier or dort directly follows a noun, it acts as an attribute describing that noun. Viele Kunstwerke hier translates neatly to 'many artworks here' or 'many of the artworks located here'.