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Questions & Answers about Das Wetter ist perfekt.
Why is the article das used before Wetter?
In German, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter. Wetter (weather) is a neuter noun, so it takes the neuter definite article das. If it were masculine you’d use der, and if feminine die.
Why doesn’t perfekt have an ending like perfektes Wetter?
Here perfekt is a predicative adjective because it follows the linking verb sein. Predicative adjectives in German remain uninflected (no endings). If you place the adjective before the noun (attributive position), you must add the correct ending: das perfekte Wetter.
What case is das Wetter in this sentence?
It’s in the nominative case, since das Wetter is the subject of the sentence (the topic or “doer” of the description).
Why is the verb ist placed in the second position?
German main clauses follow the verb‑second (V2) rule: the finite verb must occupy the second position. In Das Wetter ist perfekt, Das Wetter is in position 1 and ist in position 2.
Why is perfekt lowercase, while I’ve seen Perfekt capitalized elsewhere?
Adjectives are always lowercase in German. Perfekt with a capital P is a noun meaning “the present perfect tense” (e.g. das Perfekt).
Can das here ever be a pronoun instead of an article?
Yes. If Wetter has already been mentioned, das can replace das Wetter as a demonstrative pronoun:
– Wie ist das Wetter?
– Das ist perfekt.
Here das stands in for the whole noun phrase.
How do you pronounce Wetter and perfekt?
• Wetter: [ˈvɛtɐ] – W as v, e as ɛ, tt as a crisp t, final er as ɐ
• perfekt: [pɛɐˈfɛkt] – p as p, e as ɛ, r lightly, stress on second syllable, kt as a cluster
Could you say Es ist perfekt instead?
Yes. German often uses es as a dummy subject in weather expressions: Es ist sonnig, Es regnet, or Es ist perfekt. You omit the noun Wetter, but listeners still understand you’re talking about the weather.