Word
Die Schätzfrage steht auf dem Antwortbogen.
Meaning
The estimation question is on the answer sheet.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die Schätzfrage steht auf dem Antwortbogen.
stehen
to stand
auf
on
die Schätzfrage
the estimation question
der Antwortbogen
the answer sheet
Questions & Answers about Die Schätzfrage steht auf dem Antwortbogen.
Why is it die Schätzfrage and not der or das Schätzfrage?
Because Schätzfrage is a feminine noun in German. The article die is the nominative singular feminine form of the.
A useful rule here is that in many German compound nouns, the last part determines the grammatical gender.
- die Frage = the question
- so die Schätzfrage is also feminine
Even though schätzen means to estimate / to guess, the gender comes from Frage, not from the verb.
What exactly does Schätzfrage mean?
Schätzfrage is a compound noun:
- schätzen = to estimate, to guess
- die Frage = question
So Schätzfrage means something like estimate question, guessing question, or tie-breaker estimation question, depending on context.
It is the kind of question where you do not need an exact known fact from memory, but instead make an estimate, such as How many jellybeans are in the jar?
Why is it steht? Why not ist?