Word
Heute hat Sicherheit Priorität.
Meaning
Today safety has priority.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Heute hat Sicherheit Priorität.
heute
today
haben
to have
die Sicherheit
the safety
die Priorität
the priority
Questions & Answers about Heute hat Sicherheit Priorität.
Why does the verb come right after Heute?
German main clauses obey the verb‑second (V2) rule: exactly one constituent can stand before the finite verb. Here, Heute takes that first slot, so the verb hat must come second. The rest of the clause follows: Sicherheit (subject) and Priorität (object).
Can I also say Sicherheit hat heute Priorität? Does it change the emphasis?
Yes. Sicherheit hat heute Priorität is equally correct. Starting with Heute puts a slight focus on the time frame; starting with Sicherheit emphasizes the topic/subject. The core meaning stays the same.
Which word is the subject here, and which case is it in?
Sicherheit is the subject in the nominative case; Priorität is the (accusative) object of haben. Both are feminine singular nouns, and without articles nominative and accusative look the same, so you identify roles via the verb’s pattern (X hat Y) and agreement (singular hat).
Why is there no article before Priorität? Why not die Priorität or eine Priorität?