Der Wind draußen ist stark, darum bleiben wir drinnen.

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Breakdown of Der Wind draußen ist stark, darum bleiben wir drinnen.

• draußen: outside
• wir: we
• darum: therefore

Questions & Answers about Der Wind draußen ist stark, darum bleiben wir drinnen.

Why is Der used before Wind?

Wind is a masculine noun in German. As the subject of the sentence, it appears in the nominative case, which requires the definite article der for masculine nouns.
• Masculine nominative: der Wind
• Feminine nominative would be die, neuter das, plural die.

What does draußen mean, and why is it placed right after Wind?

draußen is an adverb of place meaning “outside.” In German word order, adverbs of place typically follow the subject (here der Wind) and precede the verb or other elements. The basic order you see is: Subject (der Wind) → Adverb of place (draußen) → Verb (ist).

Why is there a comma before darum, and what kind of word is darum?

darum is a conjunctive adverb (also called a sentence adverb or linking adverb). It expresses “therefore” or “for that reason” and connects two main clauses. In German, when you join two independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb like darum, deshalb, or deswegen, you must separate them with a comma: Clause 1, darum Clause 2.

In the second clause, why does the sentence go bleiben wir drinnen instead of wir bleiben drinnen?