Die Information ist wertvoll.

The information is valuable.

Breakdown of Die Information ist wertvoll.

• sein: to be
• die Information: the information
• wertvoll: valuable

Questions & Answers about Die Information ist wertvoll.

Why is it die Information and not das Information or der Information?

Because Information is a feminine noun in German, so its definite article in the nominative singular is die.

A very useful pattern: many German nouns ending in -ion are feminine, for example:

• die Nation
• die Situation
• die Diskussion
• die Information

So when you learn a noun like Information, it is best to learn it together with its article: die Information.

What case is die Information in this sentence?

It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing being described.

In Die Information ist wertvoll, the structure is:

• Die Information = the subject
• ist = the verb
• wertvoll = the description

So the noun phrase uses the nominative form: die Information.

Why is ist used here?