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Danach rennen wir ohne Pause durch den Park, und das Wasser im See glänzt im Mondlicht.
Meaning
After that we run through the park without a break, and the water in the lake gleams in the moonlight.
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Breakdown of Danach rennen wir ohne Pause durch den Park, und das Wasser im See glänzt im Mondlicht.
und
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das Wasser
the water
wir
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Questions & Answers about Danach rennen wir ohne Pause durch den Park, und das Wasser im See glänzt im Mondlicht.
What does Danach mean, and why does it come at the beginning of the sentence?
Danach means “after that” or “afterwards.” It’s a temporal adverbial. In German you can put such an adverbial first, but you must still obey the “verb‑second” (V2) rule. That means:
1st position: Danach (the adverbial)
2nd position: rennen (the finite verb)
3rd position: wir (the subject)
Why is there no article in ohne Pause?
ohne is a preposition that takes the accusative case. With abstract nouns (like Pause) or in set phrases, German often drops the article. So instead of ohne eine Pause, you say ohne Pause, meaning “without a pause.”
Why is it durch den Park and not durch die Park?
The preposition durch always takes the accusative case. Park is masculine (der Park). In the accusative, der changes to den, so you get durch den Park (“through the park”).
What’s the difference between rennen and laufen?