Breakdown of Ich entscheide mich für einen Film.
ich
I
der Film
the film
sich entscheiden für
to decide on
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Questions & Answers about Ich entscheide mich für einen Film.
What is the role of mich in this sentence?
mich is the reflexive pronoun in the accusative, matching the subject ich. German uses sich entscheiden as a reflexive verb, so the pronoun shows that the subject decides something for or about itself.
Why is für used before einen Film, and which case does it govern?
The verb phrase sich entscheiden takes the preposition für when you choose something, meaning to decide on. für always requires the accusative case in German.
Why is it einen Film and not ein Film?
Film is a masculine noun. After für (an accusative preposition), the indefinite article ein changes to einen for masculine nouns.
Is entscheiden a separable verb?
No. entscheiden is inseparable (the prefix ent- stays attached). Its past participle is entschieden.
How would you express this sentence in the perfect tense?