Word
Du wirst die Brühe noch einmal abschmecken, sie ist nämlich zu scharf!
Meaning
You will season the broth again; you see, it is too spicy!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Du wirst die Brühe noch einmal abschmecken, sie ist nämlich zu scharf!
sein
to be
du
you (informal singular)
sie
she
zu
too (e.g., too big)
Questions & Answers about Du wirst die Brühe noch einmal abschmecken, sie ist nämlich zu scharf!
Why use the future tense (wirst ... abschmecken) instead of a normal imperative like Schmeck ... ab?
This is the Imperative Future, which is the focus of this lesson. By stating a command as a future fact, the speaker makes it an absolute, indisputable order. It leaves the listener with zero room for negotiation compared to a standard imperative.
What exactly does abschmecken mean here, and how is it different from schmecken or probieren?
While schmecken describes how something tastes and probieren means to try a bite of food, abschmecken is a specific cooking term. It means to taste a dish specifically to check and adjust the seasoning (like adding more water if it is too spicy).
How does nämlich work here to mean 'you see' or 'because'?
nämlich is a highly common adverb used to explain the reason for the previous statement. Unlike the conjunctions weil (which kicks the verb to the end) or denn (which sits outside the clause at position zero), nämlich sits directly inside the clause without changing the standard verb-second word order (sie ist...).
Why does the second clause start with sie when the English translation says 'it'?