Breakdown of Das ist der allerschönste Pokal der Ausstellung.
sein
to be
schön
beautiful
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Ausstellung
the exhibition
der Pokal
the trophy
Questions & Answers about Das ist der allerschönste Pokal der Ausstellung.
How exactly is the word allerschönste formed?
It is formed by adding the prefix aller- to the superlative form of the adjective schön (beautiful), which is schönste (most beautiful). The prefix aller- originally comes from the genitive plural of all (meaning "of all") and intensifies the superlative to mean "the absolute most" or "the very most" beautiful.
Why does allerschönste end in -e in this sentence?
Because it is an adjective modifying the masculine noun Pokal in the nominative case. Since it follows the definite article der, it takes the weak adjective ending -e. Adding the aller- prefix does not change how the adjective declines; it still follows the standard adjective declension rules.
Why does the sentence start with Das ist instead of Der ist, since Pokal is masculine?
Why does the sentence say der Ausstellung when Ausstellung is a feminine noun?
This is a good refresher for the genitive case. The phrase translates to "of the exhibition", showing that the trophy belongs to it. For feminine nouns like Ausstellung, the definite article changes from die to der in the genitive case.
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