Word
Der Teig bleibt zu flüssig, deshalb gebe ich mehr Mehl hinein.
Meaning
The batter stays too runny, therefore I add more flour.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Der Teig bleibt zu flüssig, deshalb gebe ich mehr Mehl hinein.
ich
I
mehr
more
bleiben
to stay
deshalb
therefore
Questions & Answers about Der Teig bleibt zu flüssig, deshalb gebe ich mehr Mehl hinein.
Why is it der Teig and not den Teig here?
Because Teig is the subject of the first clause, so it is in the nominative case.
- der Teig = the dough (subject)
- den Teig = the dough (direct object)
In Der Teig bleibt zu flüssig, the dough is the thing that remains/stays too runny, so it has to be nominative.
Why do we use bleibt here?
Bleibt is the 3rd person singular form of bleiben, which means to stay or to remain.
So:
- Der Teig bleibt zu flüssig = The dough remains too runny
German often uses bleiben in situations where English might also say is still:
- Der Teig bleibt zu flüssig = The dough is still too runny / remains too runny
Since Teig is singular, the verb is bleibt.
What does zu flüssig mean exactly?