Breakdown of Ihre Beurteilung ist so positiv, wie Sie erwartet haben.
sein
to be
Sie
you (formal)
haben
to have
Ihr
your (formal)
so
so, such (intensifier)
wie
as (in comparisons)
erwarten
to expect
positiv
positive
die Beurteilung
the evaluation
Questions & Answers about Ihre Beurteilung ist so positiv, wie Sie erwartet haben.
Why does the verb haben come at the very end of the sentence?
The phrase wie Sie erwartet haben is a subordinate clause. In German, comparative clauses that use so ... wie (as ... as) send the conjugated verb to the end. Here, the conjugated auxiliary verb haben follows the past participle erwartet.
Since Ihre is at the start of the sentence, how do we know it means 'Your' and not 'Her' or 'Their'?
You have to look at the rest of the sentence for context clues. The capitalized Sie in the second half tells us the speaker is addressing someone using the formal 'you'. This means the Ihre at the beginning must be the matching formal 'Your'.
Is the comma before wie strictly necessary here?
Yes! When wie introduces a full subordinate clause with its own subject and conjugated verb (like Sie erwartet haben), a comma is mandatory. If it only introduced a simple phrase without a conjugated verb, like so positiv wie immer (as positive as always), there would be no comma.
What kind of evaluation is a Beurteilung?
Beurteilung comes from the verb beurteilen (to assess or judge). It usually refers to a professional or academic assessment, appraisal, or performance review. It focuses on someone's judgment of your work, unlike a Prüfung, which is a formal test or exam.
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