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Ein starker Wind bewegt den Sand der Wüste.
Meaning
A strong wind moves the sand of the desert.
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Questions & Answers about Ein starker Wind bewegt den Sand der Wüste.
Why is it ein starker Wind and not der starke Wind?
Ein is the indefinite article. Use it when you’re introducing something for the first time or talking about something in a general sense—a strong wind. Der starke Wind would mean the strong wind, referring to a specific wind already known.
Why is the adjective ending -er on starker rather than just stark?
In German, adjectives must be inflected to show gender, number, and case. After ein (masculine nominative), the adjective takes the strong ending -er, so starker.
Why is den Sand used here instead of der Sand?
Sand is masculine (der Sand), but here it’s the direct object of bewegt, so it requires the accusative case. The masculine accusative article is den, giving den Sand.
What case is der Wüste, and what does it convey in this sentence?
Der Wüste is the feminine singular genitive of die Wüste, meaning of the desert. It shows possession or origin: the sand of the desert. In the genitive, feminine singular uses der.