Word
Der Freispruch steht im Urteil.
Meaning
The acquittal is written in the judgment.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Der Freispruch steht im Urteil.
im
in the; (masculine or neuter)
stehen
to be listed
das Urteil
the judgment; the verdict
der Freispruch
the acquittal
Questions & Answers about Der Freispruch steht im Urteil.
Why is it der Freispruch and not den Freispruch or dem Freispruch?
Because der Freispruch is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.
- der Freispruch = nominative
- den Freispruch = accusative
- dem Freispruch = dative
In Der Freispruch steht im Urteil, the thing doing the verb is Freispruch, so nominative is needed.
What does Freispruch mean exactly?
Freispruch is a legal word meaning an acquittal or a not-guilty verdict.
It comes from:
- frei = free
- Spruch = saying, ruling, pronouncement
So it refers to the court’s formal decision that someone is not guilty.
Why is the verb steht used here? Doesn’t stehen mean to stand?