Breakdown of Wir haben die zentralen Stadien des Projekts erreicht.
haben
to have
wir
we
das Projekt
the project
erreichen
to achieve / to reach (a level)
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
zentral
central
das Stadium
the stage (phase, period)
Questions & Answers about Wir haben die zentralen Stadien des Projekts erreicht.
Why is the plural of "stage" here Stadien and not "Stadiums"?
Wait, doesn't Stadien also mean "sports stadiums"?
Yes, it does! German has two distinct but related loanwords: das Stadium (a stage or phase of a process) and das Stadion (a sports arena). Surprisingly, they both share the exact same plural form: die Stadien. You have to rely on context to know which one is meant.
Why does Projekts have an -s at the end?
It is in the genitive case, meaning "of the project". Das Projekt is a neuter noun, and in the genitive case, singular masculine and neuter nouns take an -s or -es ending. You might occasionally see it written as des Projektes, but des Projekts is much more common.
Why does the adjective zentralen end in -en here?
The phrase die zentralen Stadien is the direct object of the sentence, which puts it in the accusative plural. Because the adjective comes directly after the definite plural article die, it takes the weak declension ending -en. As a general rule, any plural adjective that follows a definite article will always end in -en.
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