Breakdown of Ich brauche eine wichtige Information von Ihnen.
ich
I
brauchen
to need
wichtig
important
von
from, of / by (agent in passive clauses)
die Information
the information
Questions & Answers about Ich brauche eine wichtige Information von Ihnen.
Why does the German use eine (a/an) before Information if we don't say 'an information' in English?
In English, 'information' is an uncountable noun, so we say 'a piece of information' or 'some information.' In German, however, die Information is a standard countable noun. This means you can say eine Information (one piece of information) and even use it in the plural, like zwei Informationen (two pieces of information).
Why is the ending on the adjective wichtig just an -e (wichtige)?
The verb brauchen (to need) requires the accusative case for its object (the thing you need). Since Information is a feminine noun, the article is eine. For feminine nouns in the accusative case, adjectives following eine simply take an -e ending.
Why is it von Ihnen and why is Ihnen capitalized?
The preposition von (from) always forces the following noun or pronoun into the dative case. Ihnen is the dative form of the formal 'you' (Sie). It must always be capitalized to show politeness and to make sure it isn't confused with the lowercase ihnen, which means 'to them'.
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