Die Verantwortung für den Kurs teilen wir uns zu zweit.

We share the responsibility for the course between the two of us.

Breakdown of Die Verantwortung für den Kurs teilen wir uns zu zweit.

• wir: we
• für: for
• uns: ourselves
• den: the; (masculine, accusative)

Questions & Answers about Die Verantwortung für den Kurs teilen wir uns zu zweit.

Why does the sentence start with Die Verantwortung für den Kurs instead of Wir?

German main clauses follow the verb‑second rule: the conjugated verb must be in second position, but any one element can be in first position (subject, object, time phrase, etc.).

Here, the object phrase Die Verantwortung für den Kurs is put in first position for emphasis, something like:

• The responsibility for the course – we share that between the two of us.

So the structure is:

1. Die Verantwortung für den Kurs (first position: object)
2. teilen (second position: finite verb)
3. wir (subject)
4. uns zu zweit (rest of the sentence)

Starting with Wir would also be correct:
Wir teilen uns die Verantwortung für den Kurs zu zweit.
That is just a different emphasis (neutral focus on we rather than on the responsibility).

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If the verb comes before the subject (teilen wir), isn’t that normally a question in German?