Breakdown of Das Ergebnis stellt den ganzen Plan infrage.
ganz
quite, completely; whole
der Plan
the plan
das Ergebnis
the result
infrage stellen
to call into question
Questions & Answers about Das Ergebnis stellt den ganzen Plan infrage.
Why is infrage at the very end of the sentence?
The phrase is etwas infrage stellen (to call something into question). It behaves just like a separable verb. The conjugated verb stellt takes the second position in the sentence, and the separable part infrage gets pushed to the very end.
Is infrage one word? I feel like I've seen it written as in Frage.
Both spellings are completely correct! You can write infrage stellen or in Frage stellen. The one-word version is just a newer spelling rule, but you will see both used in everyday German to mean exactly the same thing.
Why do we use den ganzen Plan with the -en endings?
The plan is the direct object being questioned, so it must be in the accusative case. Because der Plan is a masculine noun, the article becomes den. Following the definite article, the adjective ganze takes the masculine accusative ending -en to become ganzen.
Could I use the verb fragen here to say that I am questioning the plan?
No, because fragen only means to ask (like asking someone for information). When you want to translate 'to question' in the sense of doubting or challenging an idea, plan, or result, you must use the phrase infrage stellen.
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