Breakdown of Der Techniker repariert den Geschirrspüler.
der Techniker
the technician
reparieren
to repair
der Geschirrspüler
the dishwasher
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Questions & Answers about Der Techniker repariert den Geschirrspüler.
Why are Der, Techniker, and Geschirrspüler capitalized in this German sentence?
In German, the first word of a sentence is always capitalized, so Der has an uppercase D. Additionally, Techniker and Geschirrspüler are nouns, and German orthography requires that all nouns begin with a capital letter.
What is the grammatical role of Der Techniker, and which case does it represent?
Der Techniker is the subject of the sentence (the one doing the action). Subjects in German are in the nominative case. The article Der signals masculine singular nominative for Techniker.
What is the grammatical role of den Geschirrspüler, and why is it in the accusative case?
den Geschirrspüler is the direct object (the thing being repaired). Direct objects in German take the accusative case. The article den is the masculine singular accusative form.
Why is the article den used instead of dem or die for Geschirrspüler?
- die is used for feminine nouns or for all plurals; Geschirrspüler is masculine singular.
- dem is the dative case form (used with indirect objects or certain prepositions).Since here is a masculine direct object, you use the accusative article .