Word
Der Kunde fragt nach dem Preis.
Meaning
The customer asks about the price.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Der Kunde fragt nach dem Preis.
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
fragen
to ask
der Preis
the price
der Kunde
the customer
Questions & Answers about Der Kunde fragt nach dem Preis.
Which word acts as the verb in Der Kunde fragt nach dem Preis, and what form is it?
The verb is fragt, the 3rd person singular present tense of the infinitive fragen (to ask). It agrees with the subject der Kunde.
Why does the sentence use the preposition nach after fragt, and what does this construction mean?
In German, when you fragen ‘ask’ about something, you use fragen nach + dative. Together fragen nach means ‘to inquire about’ or ‘to ask for’ something.
What case is dem Preis, and why is that case used here?
dem Preis is in the dative case (masculine singular). The preposition nach always governs the dative, so any noun following nach must be dative.
Why is Kunde preceded by der? What case is that?
der marks the nominative masculine singular article for Kunde. It indicates that der Kunde (‘the customer’) is the subject of the sentence.
How can you turn the sentence into a yes/no question?
Invert the subject and the finite verb. You get:
Fragt der Kunde nach dem Preis?
In German yes/no questions, the verb comes first.