Word
Die Pfannkuchen bleiben auf dem Backblech warm, solange die anderen noch essen.
Meaning
The pancakes stay warm on the baking tray as long as the others are still eating.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Die Pfannkuchen bleiben auf dem Backblech warm, solange die anderen noch essen.
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
essen
to eat
warm
warm
bleiben
to stay
Questions & Answers about Die Pfannkuchen bleiben auf dem Backblech warm, solange die anderen noch essen.
Why is bleiben used here instead of sein?
Because bleiben means to remain or to stay.
- Die Pfannkuchen sind warm = the pancakes are warm.
- Die Pfannkuchen bleiben warm = the pancakes stay/remain warm.
So bleiben adds the idea that the warmth continues for some time.
Why is it die Pfannkuchen?
Die Pfannkuchen is the subject of the sentence.
- Pfannkuchen is plural
- the plural definite article is die
So die Pfannkuchen means the pancakes.
You can also see that it is the subject because the verb is bleiben, which is plural here to match Pfannkuchen.
Why is the verb bleiben in the second position?
In a normal German main clause, the finite verb goes in second position.
Here the sentence begins with the subject:
- Die Pfannkuchen = position 1
- bleiben = position 2
That is standard German word order:
- Die Pfannkuchen bleiben ...
Why is it auf dem Backblech and not auf das Backblech?