Subject (Subjekt)
The person or thing taking part in the sentence.
Use it to find who or what the sentence is about.DE · Deutsch
How to read German tags
Read the whole sentence first. Tags make word order, case and verb form easier to notice without turning the page into a rulebook.
These are not decorative labels. They form a compact research-oriented annotation scheme: functional roles are marked at token level, preserved in a machine-readable corpus, and ready for NLP work, data analysis and learning experiments.
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Who or what
The person or thing the sentence is about.
Emphasised subject
A subject brought forward for emphasis.
Use it to find who or what the sentence is about.Action and form
What happens and which verb form carries it.
Second verb
A verb element in second position.
Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence.Infinitive
A verb in infinitive form.
Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence.Participle
A participle used in a compound tense.
Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence.Participle, alternate
Alternate participle notation.
Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence.Main verb
The central verb of the statement.
Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence.Sentence details
Case, state, predicate detail and other structural cues.
State (Zustand)
A condition or state.
Use it to notice the detail the action points to.Passive state
A state marker used in passive constructions.
Use it to notice the detail the action points to.Accusative
The direct object: whom or what?
Use it to notice the detail the action points to.Dative
The indirect object: to or for whom?
Use it to notice the detail the action points to.Genitive
Possession or belonging: whose?
Use it to notice the detail the action points to.Inversion
A change from the usual word order.
Use it to notice the detail the action points to.Helper verbs
How tense, result or state changes the main verb.
Result helper
A helper verb marking a completed result.
Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb.State helper
A helper verb marking a change of state.
Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb.Future helper
A helper verb pointing forward in time.
Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb.Modal verb
A modal verb for ability, permission or obligation.
Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb.