Word
Der Lehrer erklärt den Kontext der Geschichte, damit unsere Übersetzung besser klingt.
Meaning
The teacher explains the context of the story so that our translation sounds better.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Der Lehrer erklärt den Kontext der Geschichte, damit unsere Übersetzung besser klingt.
unser
our
damit
so that
klingen
to sound
die Geschichte
the story
Questions & Answers about Der Lehrer erklärt den Kontext der Geschichte, damit unsere Übersetzung besser klingt.
Why is it den Kontext and not der Kontext?
Kontext is a masculine noun (der Kontext) in the nominative singular.
In the sentence, den Kontext is the direct object of the verb erklärt (the teacher explains what? → the context). Direct objects take the accusative case.
For masculine singular nouns, the article changes like this:
- Nominative: der Kontext (subject)
- Accusative: den Kontext (direct object)
So because it’s an object, you must say den Kontext, not der Kontext.
Why is it der Geschichte and not die Geschichte?
Geschichte is a feminine noun (die Geschichte) in the nominative singular.
In the sentence, we have den Kontext der Geschichte. This literally means “the context of the story”. The phrase der Geschichte is in the genitive case, which often corresponds to “of the …” in English.
Feminine singular articles:
- Nominative: die Geschichte (the story – subject)
- Genitive: der Geschichte (of the story)
So der Geschichte is genitive: “of the story”.
What does damit mean here, and how is it different from um … zu or so dass?