Ich benutze die Suchmaschine, um die Adresse des Museums zu finden.

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Breakdown of Ich benutze die Suchmaschine, um die Adresse des Museums zu finden.

• finden: to find
• um: in order to
• benutzen: to use

Questions & Answers about Ich benutze die Suchmaschine, um die Adresse des Museums zu finden.

Why is die Suchmaschine written with die? Does that mean it is feminine?

Yes. Suchmaschine is a feminine noun in German, so its basic article is die: die Suchmaschine.

In this sentence, it is also the direct object of benutzen, so it is in the accusative case. For feminine singular nouns, the article stays die in both the nominative and accusative:

• nominative: die Suchmaschine
• accusative: die Suchmaschine

So even though the case changes, the form looks the same.

Why is die Adresse also die? Is that feminine too?

Yes. Adresse is also a feminine noun: die Adresse.

In this sentence, die Adresse is the thing being found, so it is also in the accusative case after finden. Just like with Suchmaschine, the feminine singular article remains die in the accusative.

So:

• die Adresse = the address
• die Adresse finden = to find the address

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