Breakdown of Aus diesen Zahlen zieht sie einen klaren Schluss.
aus
from / out of (made of)
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
die Zahl
the number
ziehen
to draw / to pull
klar
clear; obvious
der Schluss
the conclusion, the end
Questions & Answers about Aus diesen Zahlen zieht sie einen klaren Schluss.
Is einen Schluss ziehen a fixed expression?
Yes! Just like in English where you 'draw' a conclusion, in German you pull or draw (ziehen) one. The full structure is usually einen Schluss aus etwas ziehen (to draw a conclusion from something). The preposition aus always triggers the dative case, which is why we see the dative plural diesen Zahlen here.
Why does the adjective klaren end in -en here?
Schluss is a masculine noun. Because it is the direct object being drawn, it is in the accusative case. After the masculine accusative indefinite article einen, the following adjective must take the mixed declension ending -en, giving us einen klaren Schluss.
Why is the subject sie placed after the verb zieht?
This is a great example of the strict German V2 (verb-second) rule. The sentence starts with the prepositional phrase Aus diesen Zahlen, which occupies Position 1. The conjugated verb zieht must firmly stay in Position 2, which forces the subject sie to slide into Position 3.
If I wanted to start this sentence with folglich (consequently) to link it to a previous thought, how would the word order change?
Because folglich is an adverbial connector, it counts as Position 1. The verb zieht must remain in Position 2. This means the subject sie stays in Position 3, and the prepositional phrase has to move later in the sentence. The result would be: Folglich zieht sie aus diesen Zahlen einen klaren Schluss.
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