Ich stolpere fast, weil der Boden nass ist.

to be

Breakdown of Ich stolpere fast, weil der Boden nass ist.

• ich: I
• weil: because
• nass: wet

Questions & Answers about Ich stolpere fast, weil der Boden nass ist.

Why is stolpere in second position in Ich stolpere fast, but ist goes to the end in weil der Boden nass ist?

German has different word order rules for main clauses and subordinate clauses:

• In a main clause (like Ich stolpere fast), the conjugated verb is always in second position:

  • Ich (1st element) stolpere (2nd element) fast (everything else).

• In a subordinate clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction like weil, the conjugated verb goes to the end:

  • weil der Boden nass ist
    
    • weil = conjunction
    • der Boden = subject
    • nass = predicative adjective
    • ist = conjugated verb, moved to the end of the clause.

So: main clause = verb in 2nd position; weil-clause = verb at the end.

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