Word
Der Hund schaut neugierig in den Käfig.
Meaning
The dog looks curiously into the cage.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Der Hund schaut neugierig in den Käfig.
der Hund
the dog
schauen
to look
in
into
den
the; (masculine, accusative)
Questions & Answers about Der Hund schaut neugierig in den Käfig.
Why is it der Hund and not das Hund?
In German, every noun has a grammatical gender. Hund is grammatically masculine, so it takes the article der in the nominative singular.
The basic forms are:
- Nominative: der Hund (the dog – subject)
- Accusative: den Hund
- Dative: dem Hund
- Genitive: des Hundes
You simply have to learn the gender with each noun: der Hund, der Käfig, die Katze, das Haus, etc.
Why is it schaut and not schauen?
Schauen is the infinitive form (to look). In the sentence, the subject is der Hund, which is 3rd person singular.
The present tense conjugation of schauen is:
- ich schaue
- du schaust
- er/sie/es schaut
- wir schauen
- ihr schaut
- sie/Sie schauen
Since der Hund corresponds to er (he), you must use schaut: Der Hund schaut …
What is the difference between schauen, sehen, and gucken?