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Wie lange hat das Museum geöffnet? Es hat acht Stunden auf.

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Question:Wie lange hat das Museum geöffnet? Es hat acht Stunden auf.
Lesson: Ab jetzt lerne ich Deutsch! German Now!, 03.10 Die Uhr V

July 17, 2012, 3:07 p.m.

sampier85
sampier85 CA
12 posts
Hello
Could you please tell me what this sentence means? and why is it constructed grammatically this way? is it saying: how long has the museum been open, or how long do we still have before it closes? or simply how long is the museum open each day? and why? isn't geoefnet a past tense verb?

July 17, 2012, 4:10 p.m.

alleray
alleray AT
708 posts
How long is the museum open each day? - geöffnet is the past participle - in northern German (I think) they use this phrase with 'haben' - in southern German (incl. Austria) we use it with 'sein' - it's a passive that expresses a state: Wie lange ist das Museum geöffnet (=offen)?
auf = geöffnet, offen

July 17, 2012, 6:31 p.m.

sampier85
sampier85 CA
12 posts
Thank you very much
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