Word
Dein Satz braucht noch ein Fragezeichen am Ende.
Meaning
Your sentence still needs a question mark at the end.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Dein Satz braucht noch ein Fragezeichen am Ende.
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
brauchen
to need
noch
still (up to now)
dein
your
Questions & Answers about Dein Satz braucht noch ein Fragezeichen am Ende.
Why is Satz capitalized?
In German all nouns are capitalized, regardless of where they appear in a sentence. That’s why Satz (sentence) gets a capital S.
Why is it Dein Satz and not Ihr Satz or Ihrer Satz?
Dein is the informal singular possessive pronoun for you. You’d use Ihr (formal) if you were addressing someone respectfully. Also, Satz is masculine nominative singular, so it’s Dein Satz, not Ihrer.
Why is the verb braucht used here instead of muss or benötigt?
brauchen means “to need” and takes an accusative object.
- benötigen is a more formal synonym for “to need.”
- müssen means “must” or “have to,” which implies obligation rather than lack.
So Dein Satz braucht noch ein Fragezeichen literally means “Your sentence needs yet a question mark.”
How does brauchen work with ein Fragezeichen in this sentence?
In German brauchen can be transitive: it takes a direct object in the accusative case. Here ein Fragezeichen is the object that your sentence “needs.” So the structure is:
Subject (Dein Satz) + verb (braucht) + object (ein Fragezeichen).