Word
Ich hole Geld, denn ich muss mit der Girokarte abheben.
Meaning
I am getting cash, because I have to withdraw with the debit card.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Ich hole Geld, denn ich muss mit der Girokarte abheben.
ich
I
mit
with
müssen
must
denn
because
Questions & Answers about Ich hole Geld, denn ich muss mit der Girokarte abheben.
What does the conjunction denn do here, and how is it different from weil?
- denn introduces a reason just like weil, but it is a coordinating conjunction, so the word order in the clause after it stays like a main clause (the finite verb stays in second position).
- Example: Ich hole Geld, denn ich muss mit der Girokarte abheben.
- weil is a subordinating conjunction; it sends the finite verb to the end of the clause.
- Example: Ich hole Geld, weil ich mit der Girokarte abheben muss.
- Nuance: denn can feel a bit more written/formal-neutral, while weil is the everyday go-to in speech. Both are fully standard.
Why is there a comma before denn?
Because you are joining two independent clauses. In German, a comma is mandatory before denn when it links two main clauses:
- Ich hole Geld, denn ich muss mit der Girokarte abheben.
Is the sentence fully idiomatic? It feels like abheben is missing an object.