The idea
The verb agrees with the subject, even when the subject follows it: “Auf dem Bon stehen drei Packungen.” “Statt” (instead of) can link two numbers directly: drei statt zwei. “Es geht um” plus accusative names the topic: “Es geht um die zweite Zeile.” Ordinals take adjective endings: die zweite Zeile. Bon and Kassenbeleg both mean receipt; Posten means a single item on it.
Other ways to say it
“Ich glaube, hier wurde etwas doppelt berechnet.” – Cautious and polite; uses the passive to avoid blaming anyone.
“Das Waschmittel ist zweimal eingescannt worden.” – Names the exact problem: scanned twice.
Examples
- Auf dem Bon stehen drei Packungen statt zwei.The receipt shows three packets instead of two.
- Darf ich kurz den Einkauf ansehen?May I briefly look at the shopping?
- Hier sind die beiden Packungen.Here are the two packets.
- Ich vergleiche das mit dem Kassenbeleg.I will compare that with the receipt.
- Es geht um die zweite Zeile.It concerns the second line.
- Danke für den Hinweis, ich prüfe diesen Posten.Thank you for pointing that out; I will check this item.
Read-aloud uses a synthetic German voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.
No German device voice is available. You can still read the text and use the linked listening resources.
Watch out
“Auf dem Bon steht drei Packungen statt zwei.” → “Auf dem Bon stehen drei Packungen statt zwei.”: The subject is drei Packungen, which is plural, so the verb must be stehen. Learners often match the verb to the singular place phrase in front.
Try it yourself
Translate into German: The receipt shows three packets instead of two.
Show answer or example answer
Auf dem Bon stehen drei Packungen statt zwei.
The place “Auf dem Bon” opens the sentence; the plural verb “stehen” agrees with the subject “drei Packungen” that follows.
Put the words in order: beiden / die / Hier / Packungen / sind
Show answer or example answer
Hier sind die beiden Packungen.
“Hier” opens the sentence; “sind” is plural to match “die beiden Packungen”, where beiden means both.
Write this sentence in German: Thank you for pointing that out; I will check this item.
Show answer or example answer
Danke für den Hinweis, ich prüfe diesen Posten.
“Danke für” takes the accusative “den Hinweis”; after the comma, “ich prüfe diesen Posten” names the next step.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: The receipt shows three packets instead of two.
Auf dem Bon stehen drei Packungen statt zwei.
Put the words in order: beiden / die / Hier / Packungen / sind
Hier sind die beiden Packungen.
Write this sentence in German: Thank you for pointing that out; I will check this item.
Danke für den Hinweis, ich prüfe diesen Posten.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Keep your progress
Sign up for free to save your practice results in your account and carry on with the story in the game.
Sign up to saveI already have an accountUse it today
Take an old receipt and write one sentence saying which line is wrong and what the correct quantity should be.