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 (up to now)

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?

In a subordinate clause with a modal verb, the main infinitive comes before the conjugated modal at the end:

• weil er sein Hemd noch schnell bügeln will

Compare that with the main-clause order:

• Er will sein Hemd noch schnell bügeln.

So:

• main clause: finite verb earlier → will ... bügeln
• subordinate clause: finite verb at the end → bügeln will