Breakdown of Diese Vision für das Ökodorf ist sehr schön.
sein
to be
schön
beautiful
sehr
very
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
Questions & Answers about Diese Vision für das Ökodorf ist sehr schön.
Does Vision in German mean "eyesight" as well as "an idea for the future"?
No, in German, die Vision is only used for a mental image, a grand plan for the future, or a hallucination. If you want to talk about physical eyesight, you need words like das Sehvermögen or die Sehkraft.
Can I use die Vision haben with a zu-infinitive, similar to die Absicht haben from this lesson?
Absolutely! Just like die Absicht haben (to have the intention), you can use die Vision haben to express a strong, future-oriented goal. Instead of simply using the modal verb wollen (to want), you can elevate your sentence: Wir haben die Vision, ein Ökodorf zu gründen (We have the vision to found an eco-village).
Why isn't für das contracted to fürs here?
It definitely could be! Saying fürs Ökodorf is perfectly correct and very common in spoken German. Keeping für das separate simply sounds a tiny bit more formal or deliberate in writing, which nicely fits the somewhat elevated word Vision.
How do I know the gender of a new compound word like Ökodorf?
As a quick refresher: the gender of a German compound noun is always determined by its very last component. Because "the village" is das Dorf, any compound ending in it—like das Ökodorf—will also be neuter.