Word
Wir achten bewusst auf gute Qualität im Alltag.
Meaning
We consciously pay attention to good quality in everyday life.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Wir achten bewusst auf gute Qualität im Alltag.
in
in
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
wir
we
gut
good
Questions & Answers about Wir achten bewusst auf gute Qualität im Alltag.
What does achten auf mean, and which case does it take?
It means “to pay attention to / to pay heed to.” It’s a fixed verb–preposition pair that takes auf + accusative. In the sentence, auf gute Qualität is accusative.
But doesn’t auf sometimes take the dative? Why accusative here?
Yes, auf is a two-way preposition (accusative for direction, dative for location). However, with verbs that govern a preposition, the case is fixed by the verb. Achten auf always takes the accusative, regardless of motion or location.
What is bewusst here—adverb or adjective? How is it different from sich (einer Sache) bewusst sein?
Here bewusst is an adverb modifying the verb: “to do something consciously.” Different structure:
- Wir achten bewusst … = We pay attention consciously.
- Wir sind uns der Qualität bewusst. / Uns ist bewusst, dass … = We are aware (adjective) of something / It is clear to us that …
Where can bewusst go in the sentence? Is the word order flexible?