Wir beschließen das heute.

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Breakdown of Wir beschließen das heute.

• heute: today
• das: that
• beschließen: to decide or resolve

Questions & Answers about Wir beschließen das heute.

Why is beschließen in the second position?

Because German main clauses normally follow the verb-second rule. That means the finite verb comes in position 2.

In Wir beschließen das heute:

• Wir = position 1
• beschließen = position 2
• das heute = the rest of the sentence

This is one of the most important basic word-order patterns in German.

What tense is this sentence?

It is in the present tense.

German present tense often covers both:

• simple present: We decide that today
• near future: We’ll decide that today / We are deciding that today

German very often uses the present tense where English might prefer will or going to, especially when a time word like heute already makes the timing clear.

Why is das used here?

Das is the direct object of beschließen.

The verb beschließen usually takes something that is being decided:

• Wir beschließen das.
• Wir beschließen den Plan.
• Wir beschließen eine Änderung.

Here, das means that / it, referring to something already known from context.

Grammatically, it is in the accusative case, but das looks the same in nominative and accusative, so there is no visible change.