Breakdown of Du wirst die Suppe pürieren und abschmecken, weil mir das wichtig ist!
sein
to be
du
you (informal singular)
und
and
wichtig
important
die Suppe
the soup
mir
me / to me (dative)
weil
because (subordinating)
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
werden
will (future auxiliary)
pürieren
to puree
abschmecken
to season to taste
Questions & Answers about Du wirst die Suppe pürieren und abschmecken, weil mir das wichtig ist!
Why are we using the future tense (wirst ... pürieren) instead of a standard imperative like Pürier die Suppe!?
How does the word order work with two verbs at the end (pürieren und abschmecken)?
In Futur I, the conjugated verb (wirst) takes the second position, pushing the main verb to the very end of the clause in its infinitive form. Because there are two actions being commanded here, both infinitives go to the end and are simply joined by und.
abschmecken (to season/taste) is a separable verb. Why isn't the prefix ab separated here?
Separable verbs only split when they act as the conjugated verb in a main clause. Because the future tense requires the dictionary infinitive form of the verb at the end of the sentence, abschmecken stays fully intact here.
Why do we use the dative pronoun mir in the clause weil mir das wichtig ist?
The adjective wichtig (important) pairs with a dative object to express to whom something is important. So, das ist mir wichtig means 'that is important to me.' Because this happens inside a weil (because) subordinate clause, the conjugated verb ist is pushed to the very end.
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