Die Lieferung ist inklusive Abholung alter Geräte.

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Breakdown of Die Lieferung ist inklusive Abholung alter Geräte.

• alt: old
• das Gerät: the device
• die Lieferung: the delivery

Questions & Answers about Die Lieferung ist inklusive Abholung alter Geräte.

Is inklusive here a preposition or an adjective? Why is it “ist inklusive”?

Here inklusive is a preposition meaning “including” that takes a complement (normally in the genitive). The verb ist just links the subject to that prepositional phrase: Die Lieferung ist [inklusive Abholung alter Geräte]. It is not an inflected adjective (you don’t say inklusiv). In ads you may also see elliptical uses like Der Preis ist inklusive, where the complement is understood from context.

Which case follows inklusive, and is that why it’s Abholung alter Geräte?

Standard German uses the genitive after inklusive. That’s why you get a genitive noun phrase: inklusive Abholung alter Geräte. With an article, you would see the genitive more clearly: inklusive der Abholung alter Geräte. In everyday speech people sometimes use other cases, but the recommended form is genitive (or no article at all, as here).

Why is it alter Geräte and not alten Geräte?

Because it’s genitive plural without a determiner, so the adjective takes the strong ending -er. Quick overview for plural with no article:

• Nominative: alte Geräte
• Accusative: alte Geräte
• Dative: alten Geräten
• Genitive: alter Geräte If you add a determiner (e.g., the definite article), the adjective shows weak endings: der alten Geräte (genitive plural).