Breakdown of Diese Vereinbarung ist bekanntermaßen fair für beide.
sein
to be
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
für
for
beide
both
fair
fair
bekanntermaßen
as is known
die Vereinbarung
the agreement (arrangement)
Questions & Answers about Diese Vereinbarung ist bekanntermaßen fair für beide.
How does the suffix -ermaßen change the meaning of bekannt in this sentence?
The suffix -maßen (related to das Maß, meaning "measure" or "extent") turns the adjective bekannt (known) into an adverb. With the connecting -er-, bekanntermaßen translates literally to "in a known measure." In practice, it's a very elegant way to say "as is known" or "is known to be" without having to build a clunky passive subclause like Es ist bekannt, dass diese Vereinbarung fair ist.
Could I put bekanntermaßen at the beginning of the sentence?
Yes! You can absolutely say Bekanntermaßen ist diese Vereinbarung fair für beide. Moving it to the front emphasizes that the fact is widely acknowledged. Just remember that because German verb placement follows the V2 rule (verb in the second position), the verb ist must come immediately after bekanntermaßen, pushing the subject diese Vereinbarung to the third position.
Is fair used the exact same way in German as it is in English?
Yes, fair is an English loanword that is fully integrated into everyday German. Here, it is used as a predicate adjective (describing the subject after the verb ist), so it doesn't take a grammatical ending. If it were placed before a noun, it would decline like a normal German adjective (for example, eine faire Vereinbarung). If you wanted a more traditional German alternative, gerecht (just/fair) works perfectly.
Why is it für beide without an -n at the end?
The preposition für strictly requires the accusative case. When used on its own as a pronoun, the accusative plural of beide (both) is simply beide. You would only add an -n if it were in the dative case. For example, if you used the dative preposition von (from/by), it would become von beiden.
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