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Meine Kollegin synchronisiert den Ordner mit der Cloud, damit wir beide dieselbe Version haben.
Meaning
My colleague synchronizes the folder with the cloud so that both of us have the same version.
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Breakdown of Meine Kollegin synchronisiert den Ordner mit der Cloud, damit wir beide dieselbe Version haben.
mit
with
wir
we
haben
to have
mein
my; (masculine or neuter, nominative)
Questions & Answers about Meine Kollegin synchronisiert den Ordner mit der Cloud, damit wir beide dieselbe Version haben.
Why is it Meine Kollegin and not Mein Kollegin?
Because Kollegin is a feminine noun, so the possessive has to match that gender in the nominative singular:
- mein Kollege = my male colleague
- meine Kollegin = my female colleague
Here Kollegin is also the subject of the sentence, so nominative is needed.
Why is the verb synchronisiert in the second position?
German main clauses usually follow the V2 rule: the finite verb goes in the second position.
So in:
- Meine Kollegin = first position
- synchronisiert = second position
The rest of the sentence follows after that. This is one of the most basic word-order rules in German main clauses.
Why is it den Ordner and not der Ordner?
Because Ordner is the direct object of synchronisiert, so it takes the accusative case.
- nominative: der Ordner
- accusative: den Ordner
You can think of it as: what is she synchronizing?
Answer: den Ordner.
Why is it mit der Cloud?