Breakdown of Der Forscher arbeitet im Labor.
arbeiten
to work
im
in the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
der Forscher
the researcher
das Labor
the lab
Questions & Answers about Der Forscher arbeitet im Labor.
What does Der tell me in this sentence?
Der is the masculine singular definite article in the nominative case.
- Der Forscher = the researcher (subject of the sentence)
- It tells you:
- the noun is masculine
- it is singular
- it is in nominative (doing the action, not receiving it)
Why is Forscher capitalized?
In German, all nouns are capitalized, no matter where they appear in the sentence.
- Forscher is a noun (researcher), so it must be capitalized.
- Labor is also a noun and is therefore capitalized too.
Is Forscher always masculine? How do I say a female researcher?
Forscher is grammatically masculine.
- der Forscher = the (male or unspecified) researcher
- die Forscherin = the female researcher
Plurals:
- die Forscher = the researchers (mixed group or all male)
- die Forscherinnen = the female researchers
What is the base (dictionary) form of the verb , and how is it conjugated?