Breakdown of Ich höre die Durchsage am Bahnhof und warte geduldig.
und
and
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
ich
I
hören
to hear
Questions & Answers about Ich höre die Durchsage am Bahnhof und warte geduldig.
Why is Ich used here, and is the subject repeated in the second part?
Ich is the subject (I). In the coordinated clause … und warte geduldig, German usually does not repeat the subject if it’s the same as in the first clause.
So Ich höre … und (ich) warte … is completely normal and means I hear … and (I) wait ….
What tense is höre / warte? Is this present or something like “I am hearing”?
Both höre (from hören) and warte (from warten) are present tense forms: ich höre, ich warte.
German present tense covers several English ideas depending on context:
- I hear the announcement …
- I am hearing/listening to the announcement …
- Sometimes even I will hear … (future meaning), though not here.
Why is it die Durchsage and not der/das Durchsage?
Because Durchsage is a feminine noun: die Durchsage (singular), die Durchsagen (plural).
In your sentence it’s accusative because it’s the direct object of hören, and for feminine nouns die stays die in accusative.