Word
Im Posteingang ist der Entwurf bereits zweimal vorhanden.
Meaning
In the inbox the draft is already there twice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Im Posteingang ist der Entwurf bereits zweimal vorhanden.
sein
to be
in
in
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
bereits
already
Questions & Answers about Im Posteingang ist der Entwurf bereits zweimal vorhanden.
What does Im mean exactly?
It’s the contraction of in dem (“in the”). German commonly contracts prepositions plus definite articles, so in dem → im. The dative case is signaled by dem.
Which case is Posteingang in, and why?
Dative masculine: dem Posteingang. The preposition in is a two-way preposition; with a static location (no movement), it takes the dative, hence im Posteingang.
What is the subject of the sentence?
der Entwurf is the subject (nominative). Im Posteingang is a place phrase (not the subject), and vorhanden is a predicate adjective linked by ist.
Why is the verb second even though the sentence starts with Im Posteingang?
German main clauses follow the verb-second (V2) rule. A whole phrase can occupy first position, so after fronting Im Posteingang, the finite verb ist still comes second.
Can I start with the subject instead? Does the word order change the emphasis?