Am Satzende setze ich immer einen Punkt.

the; (masculine or neuter, dative)

Breakdown of Am Satzende setze ich immer einen Punkt.

• ich: I
• immer: always
• an: at

Questions & Answers about Am Satzende setze ich immer einen Punkt.

What does am mean here?

Am is a contraction of an dem.

So:

• an = a preposition that can mean at, on, or by, depending on context
• dem = the in the dative case

So am Satzende literally means at the sentence end, or more naturally, at the end of the sentence.

Why is it setze ich instead of ich setze?

Because Am Satzende comes first in the sentence.

In German main clauses, the finite verb must be in second position. This is often called the V2 rule.

So the structure is:

• Am Satzende = position 1
• setze = position 2
• ich = comes after the verb

That is why you get:

• Am Satzende setze ich immer einen Punkt.

If you start with ich, then you would say:

• Ich setze am Satzende immer einen Punkt.

Both are correct.

Why is Satzende written as one word?

Because German very often forms compound nouns.

Here:

• der Satz = sentence
• das Ende = end

Together they form:

• das Satzende = the end of the sentence

This is extremely normal in German. English often uses several words where German prefers one compound word.