Breakdown of Im Quark sind heute Trauben und Kirschen, deshalb schmeckt er süß.
sein
to be
und
and
heute
today
deshalb
therefore
Questions & Answers about Im Quark sind heute Trauben und Kirschen, deshalb schmeckt er süß.
Why is it im Quark and not in der Quark or just in Quark?
Im is the contraction of in dem.
- der Quark is a masculine noun.
- After in when you are talking about a location rather than movement, German uses the dative case.
- So:
- der Quark → nominative
- dem Quark → dative
- in dem Quark → contracted to im Quark
So Im Quark means in the quark / in the quark dish.
Why is the verb sind plural?
Because the subject of the first clause is Trauben und Kirschen.
German works the same way as English here:
- Trauben und Kirschen = grapes and cherries
- That is a plural subject
- So the verb must also be plural: sind
Even though Im Quark comes first, it is not the subject. It is just a location phrase.
Why does heute come after sind?