Der Eintritt in das neue Museum wird teuer sein, wenn die Regierung den Plan ändert.

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Breakdown of Der Eintritt in das neue Museum wird teuer sein, wenn die Regierung den Plan ändert.

• in: in
• neu: new
• werden: to become
• der Plan: the plan
• wenn: if
• teuer: expensive
• das Museum: the museum
• ändern: to change
• der Eintritt: the admission
• die Regierung: the government

Questions & Answers about Der Eintritt in das neue Museum wird teuer sein, wenn die Regierung den Plan ändert.

Why is Eintritt masculine and how do I know it’s der Eintritt?

Eintritt comes from the verb eintreten, and in German all nouns ending in -tritt are masculine. You simply learn it as der Eintritt when you memorize the word.

Why do we say in das neue Museum instead of using the dative form im neuen Museum?

The preposition in governs the accusative when it expresses movement or the idea of “into.” Here, Eintritt in is a fixed collocation meaning “admission to/into,” so it takes the accusative: in das neue Museum. If you said im neuen Museum, that would mean “inside the new museum,” focusing on location rather than admission.

Could I contract in das to ins in this sentence?

Yes. in + das often contracts to ins. So you can say Der Eintritt ins neue Museum … without changing the meaning. The full form in das is perfectly correct, too, and sometimes used for emphasis or clarity.

How is the future tense formed in wird teuer sein?

German Future I uses werden + infinitive. Here wird is the 3rd person singular of werden, and it’s followed by teuer sein (“to be expensive”). Altogether wird teuer sein means “will be expensive.”

Why is the verb ändert at the very end of wenn die Regierung den Plan ändert?

Clauses introduced by wenn are subordinate clauses, and German subordinate clauses always put the finite verb at the end. So you have wenn + subject (die Regierung) + object (den Plan) + verb (ändert).

What’s the difference between wenn and falls when translating “if”?

Both can mean “if,” but wenn is used for conditions you consider plausible or recurring, while falls implies more uncertainty or “just in case.” Here a plan change seems a real possibility, so wenn is natural.

Why is it den Plan in the accusative case?

The verb ändern (to change) is transitive and takes a direct object in the accusative. Since Plan is masculine (der Plan), its accusative form is den Plan.

Why is Regierung feminine and why do we use die Regierung?

Most German nouns ending in -ung are feminine. Regierung (government) follows that rule, so in the nominative case it’s die Regierung.

Why is the adjective neu inflected as neue in das neue Museum?

With a definite article (das) before a neuter noun in the nominative singular, adjectives take the weak ending -e. Hence das neue Museum.

Can I omit sein and just say Der Eintritt wird teuer?

Yes. Native speakers often say Das wird teuer! to mean “That’s going to be expensive!” In your sentence Der Eintritt wird teuer is understood perfectly. Adding sein (wird teuer sein) just makes the full future construction explicit.