Breakdown of Der Termin passt gut in meinen Kalender.
in
in
mein
my; (masculine or neuter, nominative)
gut
well
der Kalender
the calendar
Questions & Answers about Der Termin passt gut in meinen Kalender.
Why is it Der Termin and not something like Die Termin or Das Termin?
In German every noun has a grammatical gender:
- der Termin – masculine
- die would be feminine, das neuter, so they don’t fit here.
In this sentence, Der Termin is the subject, so it must be in the nominative case.
Masculine, nominative singular → the definite article is der.
Other forms of Termin for comparison:
- Nominative: der Termin (subject)
- Accusative: den Termin (direct object)
- Dative: dem Termin
- Genitive: des Termins
Why is the verb passt in second position? Could the word order be different?