Word
Diese Partie gilt als historisch.
Meaning
This match is considered historic.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Diese Partie gilt als historisch.
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
historisch
historical
gelten als
to be considered as
die Partie
the match
Questions & Answers about Diese Partie gilt als historisch.
Why doesn't the adjective historisch have an ending here, like historische?
In the phrase gelten als (to be considered as), the word following als can be an adjective or a noun. When it is an adjective describing the subject, it acts as a predicate adjective (just like when it follows the verb sein). Predicate adjectives in German never take endings, so it stays historisch regardless of the feminine noun Partie.
What is the infinitive of gilt, and how does it conjugate?
The infinitive is gelten. It is a strong (irregular) verb that has a vowel change from 'e' to 'i' in the present tense for the second and third person singular: ich gelte, du giltst, er/sie/es gilt. The past tense forms are galt (simple past) and hat gegolten (present perfect).
I thought Partie meant a celebration. Why is it translated as match?
Partie is a false friend for English speakers. It usually means a match, a game (like a single game of chess or tennis), or a batch of goods. If you want to talk about a party as a celebration, you should use the word Party or Feier.
If I wanted to use a noun instead of an adjective after als, what case would it be in?