Word
Die Verkäuferin erklärt mir den Preis.
Meaning
The saleswoman explains the price to me.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Die Verkäuferin erklärt mir den Preis.
mir
me
erklären
to explain
den
the; (masculine, accusative)
der Preis
the price
Questions & Answers about Die Verkäuferin erklärt mir den Preis.
What are the subject and objects, and which cases are they in?
- Subject (nominative): Die Verkäuferin
- Indirect object (dative, the person): mir (to me)
- Direct object (accusative, the thing): den Preis (the price)
Why is it mir and not mich?
Because erklären takes a dative person and an accusative thing. mir is dative; mich is accusative. Pronoun reminder:
- ich (nom) → mich (acc) → mir (dat)
Why den Preis and not der Preis?
Preis is masculine: der Preis (nominative). As a direct object it becomes accusative masculine: den Preis.
Why is it die Verkäuferin? What does the -in mean?
Verkäuferin is the feminine form of Verkäufer (salesperson). The suffix -in marks a female person. As the subject (nominative feminine singular), the article is die: die Verkäuferin.
What verb form is erklärt?