Learn Hardcore German: Die Hochschule fordert, dass wir alle Unterlagen digital einreichen. - The university requires that we submit all documents digitally.

Hochschule is a general term for an institution of higher education—think “college” or “university.” In German it can cover both Universitäten (research universities) and Fachhochschulen (universities of applied sciences), but most translations just use “university.”

What role does dass play in this sentence?

dass is a subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause. It links the main statement Die Hochschule fordert (“the university demands”) with the content of that demand. In German, a dass-clause pushes its finite verb (here part of einreichen) to the end.

Why is the verb einreichen placed at the end?

Because it’s inside a subordinate (dependent) clause introduced by dass. German subordinate clauses follow a verb-final word order, so the infinitive einreichen appears in last position.

What case is alle Unterlagen in, and why?

It’s accusative plural. The verb einreichen (“to submit”) takes a direct object, and alle Unterlagen (“all documents”) is exactly what is being submitted, so it gets the accusative.

Is digital an adjective here? Why doesn’t it change form?