Topic: German

"I cannot wake the brothers!"

Translation:Ich kann die Brüder nicht wecken!

June 6, 2018

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/PeterM1993

    Ich kann nicht die Brüder wecken??

    August 10, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/buttercup192719
    • 1362

    For me it is correct, but i am not the reference.

    October 3, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Fisch-fisch

      Yeah, to me "Ich kann die Bruder nicht wecken" means you are able to let the brothers sleep, like you could choose to not to wake them.

      January 14, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/FreekVerkerk
      • 717

      Wrong word order. it should be "NICHT wecken".

      February 10, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/adolf618982

        But why?

        May 10, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/pavel.hancar
        • 2

        What's wrong with: Ich kann die Brüder nicht erwachen.

        June 6, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/quis_lib_duo
        • 2073

        erwachen = wake up (oneself)

        He woke up from deep sleep. = Er erwachte aus tiefem Schlaf.

        June 6, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/Artist-Engineer
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        • 208

        Why not "Ich kann den Brüdern nicht wecken!"? Are the brothers not the ones receiving the action, hence the brothers should be in the dative case? I'm speaking with comparison to helfen, which requires the receiving party to be in the dative.

        Why is wecken triggering the accusative case while helfen triggers the dative case?

        May 31, 2019
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