Word
Halb Japan wartet auf diese Dokumentation, weil das Filmmaterial atemberaubend ist.
Meaning
Half of Japan is waiting for this documentary because the footage is breathtaking.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Halb Japan wartet auf diese Dokumentation, weil das Filmmaterial atemberaubend ist.
sein
to be
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
halb
half
weil
because (subordinating)
Questions & Answers about Halb Japan wartet auf diese Dokumentation, weil das Filmmaterial atemberaubend ist.
Why doesn't Halb have an adjective ending here, like Halbes Japan?
This is a special exception! When ganz (whole) and halb (half) are used before geographical names like countries and cities that do not take an article, they do not get an adjective ending. Because of this rule, it is just Halb Japan instead of Halbes Japan.
Why do we say wartet auf diese Dokumentation? Doesn't warten just mean to wait?
In German, the verb warten requires the preposition auf when you want to say you are waiting for something or someone. With warten, the preposition auf always triggers the accusative case, which is why we use the feminine accusative form diese Dokumentation.
How is the adjective atemberaubend formed?
It translates literally as breathtaking. It is a compound word combining der Atem (the breath) and beraubend (robbing or taking). The word beraubend is the present participle (the equivalent of an English -ing word) of the verb berauben (to rob or deprive).
Why is the verb ist at the very end of the sentence?