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Second sentence of Justizministerin für Grundgesetzänderung: Hubig will mehr Schutz für queere Menschen, tagesschau.de, 22 August 2026. Quoted for study. The words are the publisher's; the analysis is ours.
Meaning
Justice Minister Hubig now wants to push through better protection - by means of a constitutional amendment.
Word for word: Justice-minister Hubig wants now a better protection through-set - with a basic-law-change.
The sentence reports that Justice Minister Hubig intends to enforce stronger protection by changing the German constitution (Grundgesetz); typical news style.
A main clause with verb-second word order: the subject 'Justizministerin Hubig' fills the first position, and the finite modal verb 'will' stands in second position, with the infinitive 'durchsetzen' at the end of the clause as part of a modal-verb construction. 'einen besseren Schutz' is the accusative object with a mixed adjective ending after the indefinite determiner 'einen'. The preposition 'mit' governs dative, so 'einer Grundgesetzänderung' is feminine dative singular.
Rules at work(5)
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Justizministerin Hubig will
In this declarative main clause the finite verb 'will' occupies the second position after the subject phrase.
In a German main clause the finite verb is always the second element. The first element can be the subject, but it can just as easily be a time expression, an object or a whole subordinate clause; whatever it is, it counts as one element and the verb follows it. This is why putting something other than the subject first pushes the subject after the verb.
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will ... durchsetzen
The modal 'will' is conjugated and the lexical verb 'durchsetzen' appears as an infinitive at the end of the clause.
The six modals können, müssen, dürfen, sollen, wollen and mögen say something about the main verb rather than naming an action. The modal is the finite verb in second position and the main verb goes to the end of the clause as an infinitive.
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einen besseren Schutz
'Schutz' is the direct object of durchsetzen and therefore takes accusative, shown by 'einen besseren'.
The accusative marks the direct object: the thing the action is done to. Only the masculine changes visibly, from der to den and from ein to einen, which is why the masculine is where accusative errors show.
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mit einer Grundgesetzänderung
'mit' takes dative here, giving feminine dative singular 'einer'.
An, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor and zwischen take the accusative when the phrase answers where to, and the dative when it answers where. The distinction is movement across a boundary against position, not motion against stillness.
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besseren
'besseren' is the irregular comparative of 'gut' modifying the noun Schutz.
German adds er and st rather than using more and most, however long the adjective. Many one syllable adjectives take an umlaut, and the superlative before a noun takes an ordinary adjective ending while a standalone one uses am plus sten.
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Words(10)
- die Justizministerin
female minister of justice, justice minister
nounB1pl. Justizministerinnengen. Justizministerinweak declension
The -in ending marks the female holder of the office; the male form is Justizminister.
- die Hubig
Hubig (surname)
nounC2gen. Hubigsinvariable declension
- wollen
to want, to want to
verbA1wollen, wollte, hat gewolltmit habenmodal
Wollen has no umlaut in its conjugation: ich will, wir wollen.
- nun
now, at this point
adverbA2temporal
Often signals a new stage in narration rather than plain 'now'.
- ein
a, an, one
determinerA1indefinite
The form einer here is dative feminine singular, not the pronoun meaning 'one'.
- gut
good, well
adjectiveA1besser, am besten / das beste
Irregular comparison like English good/better/best.
- der Schutz
protection
nounB1pl. Schutzformen (rare; usually no plural)gen. Schutzesstrong declension
Fixed pattern: 'Schutz vor + dative' = protection against something.
- durchsetzen
to push through, to enforce, to prevail
verbB2durchsetzen, setzte durch, hat durchgesetztmit habenstrong
Inseparable: the prefix durch- is never split off; do not confuse with separable 'durchsetzen' meaning to strain (food).
- mit
with, by (means of transport)
prepositionA1governs dative
Always dative, including travel: 'mit dem Bus, mit dem Rad'.
- die Grundgesetzänderung
amendment to the Basic Law, constitutional amendment
nounC1pl. Grundgesetzänderungengen. Grundgesetzänderungweak declension