Breakdown of Wir geben dem Champion die allerschönste Schleife.
schön
beautiful
wir
we
geben
to give
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
der Champion
the champion
die Schleife
the ribbon
Questions & Answers about Wir geben dem Champion die allerschönste Schleife.
What does the prefix aller- add to schönste, since schönste is already a superlative?
It intensifies the superlative. While die schönste simply means "the most beautiful," adding aller- makes it "the very most beautiful" or "the most beautiful of all." It is used to give the statement extra emphasis.
Does the aller- prefix affect the adjective ending on schönste?
Not at all! You decline it exactly as you would the base superlative. Because we have the definite article die and the feminine accusative noun Schleife, the adjective takes the standard weak ending -e, making it die allerschönste.
Why is dem Champion placed before die allerschönste Schleife?
This follows the standard German word order rule for noun objects: the dative indirect object (the receiver, dem Champion) comes before the accusative direct object (the thing being given, die allerschönste Schleife).
Is Champion a masculine noun here?
Yes. It is an English loanword and takes the masculine gender (der Champion). Because the champion is the receiver of the ribbon, the noun is in the dative case, which changes the article to dem.
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