Word
Die Chefin teilt uns mithilfe einer Tabelle neue Zeiten mit.
Meaning
The boss informs us of new times with the help of a table.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Die Chefin teilt uns mithilfe einer Tabelle neue Zeiten mit.
neu
new
die Zeit
the time
uns
us
die Chefin
the boss (female)
Questions & Answers about Die Chefin teilt uns mithilfe einer Tabelle neue Zeiten mit.
Why is the verb split into teilt … mit?
Because mitteilen is a separable verb. In a main clause, the finite verb goes in position 2 (teilt) and the separable prefix (mit) goes to the end. In subordinate clauses or with infinitives, it stays together:
- …, dass die Chefin uns mithilfe einer Tabelle neue Zeiten mitteilt.
- Die Chefin will uns neue Zeiten mitteilen.
What cases are used for uns, neue Zeiten, and einer Tabelle?
- uns: dative (the recipient), required by mitteilen (pattern: jdm. etw. mitteilen).
- neue Zeiten: accusative (the thing/information).
- einer Tabelle: genitive after mithilfe (“by means of”). Feminine genitive singular is also einer, which looks like dative feminine, but mithilfe governs the genitive.
How can I tell that uns is dative, since it looks the same as accusative?
You know from the verb’s argument pattern. mitteilen takes a dative person and an accusative thing (jdm. etw.). So here uns must be the dative recipient.
Why is it neue Zeiten, not neuen Zeiten?