Die Kopfhörer sind bequem.

to be

Breakdown of Die Kopfhörer sind bequem.

• bequem: comfortable
• der Kopfhörer: the headphone

Questions & Answers about Die Kopfhörer sind bequem.

Why is the definite article die used before Kopfhörer?

die is the plural definite article in German. Although the singular is der Kopfhörer (“one earpiece”), we almost always refer to the two-earpiece set, so we treat Kopfhörer as a plural noun and use die.

Is Kopfhörer singular or plural here, and how can I tell?

In this sentence, Kopfhörer is plural. You can tell because:

• The article is die (plural) rather than der (masculine singular).
• The verb is sind (plural) rather than ist (singular).

Why is the verb sind used instead of ist?

Because sind is the third-person plural form of sein (“to be”). Since die Kopfhörer is a plural subject, it takes sind, not ist.

Why is bequem not bequemer or bequemes?

Here bequem is a predicative adjective (it comes after the verb sein). Predicative adjectives in German remain in their base form and do not take any endings.