Breakdown of Meine Tochter geht in die vierte Klasse.
in
in
mein
my
die Tochter
the daughter
gehen
to go
vierte
fourth
die Klasse
the class (school year, group)
Questions & Answers about Meine Tochter geht in die vierte Klasse.
Why does German use geht in die (goes into) instead of ist in der (is in) here?
In German, you can say both! Meine Tochter ist in der vierten Klasse focuses on the state, using the dative case for a fixed location. The sentence here uses gehen (to go) with the accusative case to express the active idea of attending that grade, similar to saying she goes to the fourth grade.
Why is the ending on the ordinal number vierte just an -e?
Ordinal numbers act exactly like regular adjectives in German. Because we have the feminine definite article die and the phrase is in the accusative case, the ordinal adjective vierte takes the standard weak ending -e.
Does Klasse mean class or grade here?
It translates best to grade or year in this context. In German, Klasse is used for both the specific group of students you learn with and your year level in the school system.
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