Breakdown of Der Bürgermeister betont, dass eine offene Grenze der ganzen Welt mehr Platz für Frieden gibt.
mehr
more
dass
that
für
for
geben
to give
ganz
whole
der Bürgermeister
the mayor
die Welt
the world
die Grenze
the border
betonen
to emphasize
offen
open
der Platz
the room
der Frieden
the peace
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Questions & Answers about Der Bürgermeister betont, dass eine offene Grenze der ganzen Welt mehr Platz für Frieden gibt.
Why is there a comma before dass?
In German, every subordinate clause introduced by a conjunction like dass must be set off by a comma. Here, dass starts the clause “dass eine offene Grenze … gibt,” so you need the comma after betont.
What’s the difference between dass and das?
dass (with two s’s) is a subordinating conjunction meaning “that,” used to introduce reported speech or thoughts. das (one s) can be a definite article (“the”) or a relative pronoun (“which”).
Why is the verb gibt at the end of the clause?
In German subordinate clauses (introduced by dass, weil, obwohl, etc.), the finite verb moves to the very end. That’s why you see gibt after all the other elements in “dass eine offene Grenze der ganzen Welt mehr Platz für Frieden gibt.”
How do we know der ganzen Welt is in the dative case?
der ganzen Welt is the indirect object of gibt (“gives”). German marks indirect objects with the dative. The feminine dative singular form of die ganze Welt is der ganzen Welt.
Why is mehr Platz used instead of “größerer Raum” or something similar?
mehr here simply means “more” in the sense of quantity: “more room.” It’s a very common way to express “an increased amount of space.” You could say “größerer Raum,” but that would shift the nuance to “bigger space” rather than “more room.”
Why is there no article before Frieden in für Frieden?
Abstract nouns like Frieden (“peace”) are often used without an article when speaking in general. Plus, für always takes the accusative, so you could say für den Frieden (“for the peace”) if you have a specific peace in mind, but für Frieden works for the abstract concept.
How is eine offene Grenze declined?
Grenze is feminine. In the nominative singular with an indefinite article, you use eine plus the weak adjective ending -e, giving eine offene Grenze.
Why is Bürgermeister capitalized?
In German, all nouns are capitalized. Bürgermeister is a noun meaning “mayor,” so it always starts with a capital letter.