Der Grundriss zeigt die Veranstaltungstechnik.

The floor plan shows the event technology.

Breakdown of Der Grundriss zeigt die Veranstaltungstechnik.

• zeigen: to show
• der Grundriss: the floor plan
• die Veranstaltungstechnik: the event technology

Questions & Answers about Der Grundriss zeigt die Veranstaltungstechnik.

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

Because Grundriss is a masculine noun in German, so its nominative singular article is der.

• der Grundriss = the floor plan / layout

In German, grammatical gender has to be learned with each noun. It does not always match natural gender or English logic.

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Why is it die Veranstaltungstechnik? What case is that?

Here, die Veranstaltungstechnik is the direct object of the verb zeigt (shows), so it is in the accusative case.

The useful point is that feminine singular nouns use die in both:

• nominative: die Veranstaltungstechnik
• accusative: die Veranstaltungstechnik

So even though the case changes, the article looks the same.

In this sentence:

• Der Grundriss = subject
• zeigt = verb
• die Veranstaltungstechnik = direct object

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How do I know that Der Grundriss is the subject?