Word
Wir sind endlich oben im Schlafzimmer und sind hundemüde.
Meaning
We are finally upstairs in the bedroom and are dog-tired.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Wir sind endlich oben im Schlafzimmer und sind hundemüde.
sein
to be
und
and
wir
we
das Schlafzimmer
the bedroom
Questions & Answers about Wir sind endlich oben im Schlafzimmer und sind hundemüde.
How does the compound hundemüde work to mean extremely tired?
It combines the plural noun Hunde (dogs) with the adjective müde (tired). In German, attaching a noun to an adjective is a common way to intensify it, similar to saying dead-tired or bone-tired in English. Because it acts as a predicative adjective here, coming directly after the verb sind, it does not take any adjective endings.
Why is sind repeated after und even though the subject wir is left out?
When two clauses share the same subject, you can drop the subject in the second clause. Repeating the verb sind is grammatically optional here, as you could just say und hundemüde, but including it sounds more natural and gives a slight rhythmic emphasis to how exhausted they are.
Why use oben for upstairs instead of a specific word about stairs?
The adverb oben literally means up, above, or at the top. In the context of a house, it is the most standard way to say upstairs. You use oben to describe being located upstairs, whereas you would use nach oben to describe the action of going upstairs.
Why is it im Schlafzimmer and not ins Schlafzimmer?