Breakdown of Die Krise hat eine große Auswirkung auf die Preise.
groß
big / tall
auf
on / to (down/up to a level)
der Preis
the price
die Krise
the crisis
eine Auswirkung haben
to have an effect
Questions & Answers about Die Krise hat eine große Auswirkung auf die Preise.
How does Auswirkung haben compare to the verb sich auswirken?
Auswirkung haben auf is a Noun-Verb Support Construction. It means the same thing as the reflexive verb sich auswirken auf (to impact). Using the noun-verb combo often sounds a bit more formal and allows you to easily add adjectives, like große, to explicitly describe the effect.
Does Auswirkung haben have a direct passive state pair like zur Verfügung stellen and zur Verfügung stehen?
Not exactly. While zur Verfügung stellen (active doer) shifts nicely to zur Verfügung stehen (passive state), Auswirkung haben does not have a dedicated support verb pair to flip the perspective. To shift the focus to the prices receiving the effect, you would usually change the verb entirely, for example using a standard passive like Die Preise werden beeinflusst (The prices are influenced).
Why does the preposition auf take the accusative case (die Preise) here?
auf is a two-way preposition. When it is used abstractly to show the target of an action or effect, such as with Auswirkung haben auf or sich konzentrieren auf, it always takes the accusative case. This indicates that the effect is directed toward the prices.
Is it more natural to use the singular eine Auswirkung or the plural Auswirkungen?
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