Word
Die Sängerin singt laut auf der Bühne.
Meaning
The female singer sings loudly on the stage.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Die Sängerin singt laut auf der Bühne.
What does the ending -in in Sängerin tell me? Are there other forms?
What case is Die Sängerin, and why?
Nominative case, because it is the subject doing the action. The article die here is nominative feminine singular.
Why is the verb singt and not singen?
singt is the third person singular present form, matching the singular subject Die Sängerin.
- ich singe
- du singst
- er/sie/es singt
- wir singen
- ihr singt
- sie/Sie singen
Why is it laut (no ending) and not laute?
Because laut is used adverbially here (describing how she sings). German adverbs don’t take endings. With an adjective before a noun, you would add an ending: eine laute Sängerin.
Is the word order of laut auf der Bühne correct? Where do such elements go?