Word
Unser Teamname steht oben.
Meaning
Our team name is written at the top.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Unser Teamname steht oben.
unser
our
oben
at the top
stehen
to say, be written
der Teamname
the team name
Questions & Answers about Unser Teamname steht oben.
Why is it unser and not unsere?
Because Teamname is a masculine singular noun in German: der Teamname.
The possessive determiner has to match the noun’s gender, number, and case. Here, Teamname is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.
That gives:
- unser Teamname = our team name
Compare:
- unser Hund = our dog
- unsere Katze = our cat
- unser Haus = our house
So unser is correct because Teamname is masculine singular nominative.
What case is Teamname in here?
It is in the nominative case.
In Unser Teamname steht oben, Teamname is the thing doing the verb steht, so it is the subject of the sentence.
A simple way to see it:
- What stands above / at the top?
- Our team name
That means Teamname is nominative.
Why is the verb steht and not ist?