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Questions & Answers about Die Antwort ist falsch.
Why is die used instead of der or das?
In German every noun has one of three genders: masculine, feminine or neuter. Antwort (“answer”) is a feminine noun. In the nominative singular (the form you use for the subject of a sentence) the definite article for feminine nouns is die.
Why is Antwort capitalized?
Unlike English, German always capitalizes nouns—no matter where they appear in the sentence. That’s why Antwort starts with a capital letter.
What case is die Antwort in?
It’s in the nominative case because die Antwort is the subject of the sentence (the “doer” of being wrong).
Why does the verb ist come second in the sentence?
German main clauses follow the “verb-second” (V2) rule: the finite verb (here ist) must occupy the second position. Everything else (subject, adverbials, objects) can go before or after, but the conjugated verb stays in slot two.
Why is falsch not inflected (i.e. why not falsche)?