Breakdown of Meine Einschätzung der Situation ist so schlecht, wie der Bericht zeigt.
sein
to be
schlecht
bad
mein
my
zeigen
to show
so
so, such (intensifier)
der Bericht
the report
die Situation
the situation
wie
as (in comparisons)
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Einschätzung
the assessment
Questions & Answers about Meine Einschätzung der Situation ist so schlecht, wie der Bericht zeigt.
Why does the verb zeigt come at the very end of the sentence?
Because the second part of the comparison, wie der Bericht zeigt, is a subordinate clause. When using so [adjective], wie (as [adjective] as) with a full clause, the conjugated verb is pushed to the end.
Is the comma before wie mandatory here?
Yes. Because wie der Bericht zeigt contains a conjugated verb (zeigt), it functions as a full subordinate clause and must be separated by a comma. If the comparison didn't have a verb, like in so schlecht wie der Bericht (as bad as the report), you would leave the comma out.
Why is it der Situation if Situation is a feminine noun?
Here, Situation is in the genitive case, which indicates possession or association (meaning 'of the situation'). For feminine nouns, the definite article changes from die to der in the genitive case.
The word Einschätzung looks related to a verb. What is it?
It comes from the separable verb einschätzen, which means to assess, to gauge, or to estimate. Adding the suffix -ung to the verb stem turns it into a feminine noun, which is a very common pattern in German.
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