Ayla Posted January 29, 2018 Report Posted January 29, 2018 I'm learning German by memorizing Faust, but I came across a line that I couldn't understand (line 1092-3): Doch ist es jedem eingeboren, dass sein Gefühl hinauf und vorwärts dringt. So I figured out that the first part of the sentence means "It is inborn in each person, that...". And the clause refers to a feeling that drives us forwards and upwards. But I'm having trouble understanding the grammar of the clause. In particular, I don't understand what the "sein" signifies. Since it is "dringt" rather than "sein gedrungen", it seems to be present tense. What does "sein" do here? Thanks! Quote
Ayla Posted January 30, 2018 Author Report Posted January 30, 2018 Figured it out. "sein" is not a verb here, but means "his". Quote
linguaholic Posted January 30, 2018 Report Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Charles said: Figured it out. "sein" is not a verb here, but means "his". indeed! So it is a possessive pronoun here. see here: https://deutsch.lingolia.com/en/grammar/pronouns/possessive-pronouns Quote
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