Breakdown of Die Krankenkasse schickt mir eine Bestätigung per E‑Mail.
mir
me
schicken
to send
per
by
die Bestätigung
the confirmation
Questions & Answers about Die Krankenkasse schickt mir eine Bestätigung per E‑Mail.
Why is it die Krankenkasse?
Krankenkasse is a feminine noun in German, so its basic article is die.
In this sentence, die Krankenkasse is also the subject, so it is in the nominative case. For feminine nouns, the nominative article is still die.
So:
- die Krankenkasse = the health insurance company / health insurance fund
What exactly does Krankenkasse mean?
Krankenkasse usually means a health insurance provider or health insurance fund.
It is made up of:
- krank = sick / ill
- Kasse = fund, cash desk, office, or provider in this kind of context
In everyday German, die Krankenkasse is the normal word people use for their health insurance company.
Why is the verb schickt in that position?
German main clauses follow the verb-second rule. That means the finite verb goes in the second position.
Here the sentence is:
- Die Krankenkasse = first position
- schickt = second position
Then the rest follows:
- mir
- eine Bestätigung
- per E-Mail
So even though English often thinks in terms of subject + verb + object, German specifically requires the conjugated verb to be in position 2 in a normal statement.