Mein Bruder sucht das Bügeleisen, weil er sein Hemd noch schnell bügeln will.

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Breakdown of Mein Bruder sucht das Bügeleisen, weil er sein Hemd noch schnell bügeln will.

• weil: because
• schnell: quickly
• noch: still

Questions & Answers about Mein Bruder sucht das Bügeleisen, weil er sein Hemd noch schnell bügeln will.

Why is there a comma before weil?

Because weil introduces a subordinate clause.

In German, subordinate clauses are normally separated from the main clause by a comma:

• Mein Bruder sucht das Bügeleisen, weil ...
• main clause, subordinate clause

So the comma is not optional here.

Why does will go to the end of the sentence?

Because weil sends the conjugated verb to the end of its clause.

In the main clause, German normally has the finite verb in second position:

• Mein Bruder sucht das Bügeleisen.

But after weil, the clause becomes subordinate, so the finite verb moves to the end:

• weil er ... will

That is one of the most important German word-order rules.

Why is it bügeln will and not will bügeln?