Breakdown of Stört dich der Lärm?
dich
you; (informal singular, accusative)
der Lärm
the noise
stören
to bother
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Questions & Answers about Stört dich der Lärm?
Who is the subject here, and what case is used for each word?
- Subject: der Lärm (nominative; “the noise” is doing the disturbing).
- Verb: stört (3rd person singular of stören, “to bother/disturb”).
- Direct object: dich (accusative; “you” as the person being bothered). Statement order would be: Der Lärm stört dich.
Why does the verb come first?
German yes/no questions use verb-first (V1) word order. The statement is Der Lärm stört dich. The yes/no question becomes Stört dich der Lärm?
Why is it dich and not dir?
Because stören takes the accusative: jemanden stören (“to bother someone”). Dir is dative and would be wrong here. Compare: helfen takes dative (e.g., ich helfe dir), but stören does not.
Can I say Stört der Lärm dich? instead?
Yes. Both Stört dich der Lärm? and Stört der Lärm dich? are correct. German often places unstressed pronouns like dich earlier, so the given version is very natural, but switching is fine.
What verb form is stört, and why that ending?