Breakdown of Eine ausgewogene Ernährung bleibt mein Ziel.
bleiben
to remain
mein
my; (masculine or neuter, nominative)
ausgewogen
balanced
die Ernährung
the diet
Questions & Answers about Eine ausgewogene Ernährung bleibt mein Ziel.
Why is Ernährung feminine? How do I know that?
All German nouns ending in -ung, like Ernährung, are feminine. This is one of those reliable patterns you can memorize.
Why does the adjective ausgewogene end in -e?
Because it modifies a feminine noun (Ernährung) in the nominative case with an indefinite article (eine). In the weak adjective declension after eine for feminine nominative singular, adjectives take the -e ending.
What case is Eine ausgewogene Ernährung, and why is it the subject?
It’s nominative because it’s the subject of the verb bleibt. In German main clauses, the subject often comes before the verb (which must be in second position), and that slot typically holds a nominative phrase.
Why is mein Ziel also in the nominative case? Isn’t that the object?
Bleiben is a copular (linking) verb like sein. It links two nominative elements: the subject (Eine ausgewogene Ernährung) and the predicate nominative (mein Ziel). So mein Ziel is not an object but a second nominative element.
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