Allergene fragen – Sicher essen gehen

Literal Contains this dish peanuts?

A direct yes/no question using 'enthalten' in inverted order. The verb moves to first position to signal a question.

• Verb-subject inversion creates a yes/no question
• 'enthalten' conjugates as 'enthält' for third person singular

Literal I am allergic against gluten.

States a personal allergy. German uses 'gegen' (against) with 'allergisch', not 'zu' or 'auf'.

• 'allergisch gegen' is the fixed phrase for allergy declarations
• 'gegen' takes the accusative case

Literal Can the sauce dairy products contain?

The modal verb 'kann' is placed second, and the infinitive 'enthalten' is sent to the end of the clause.

• Modal verbs push the infinitive to the end of the clause
• 'kann' is the third person singular of 'können'

Literal Gives it here a gluten-free dish?

'Gibt es' is the standard German expression for asking if something is available or exists.

• 'gibt es' is the question form of 'es gibt' (there is/are)
• 'glutenfreies' takes a strong adjective ending because it follows the indefinite article in neuter accusative

Literal I avoid shell fruits and soy.

Uses 'vermeiden' (to avoid) to list two dietary restrictions connected by 'und' (and).

• 'vermeiden' is an irregular verb: vermeidet, vermied, vermieden
• 'und' connects two nouns in a list without a change in word order

Literal Could you the cook ask, please?

A polite request using the Konjunktiv II form 'könnten', which softens the request compared to plain 'können'.

• 'könnten' is the Konjunktiv II of 'können', adding politeness
• The infinitive 'fragen' moves to the end of the clause after the modal

Literal This bread contains no wheat.

'Kein' negates a noun directly and must agree in gender and case. Here 'Weizen' is masculine and functions as the accusative direct object of 'enthält', so 'kein' takes the masculine accusative ending '-en': 'keinen'.

• 'kein' negates nouns and inflects like the indefinite article 'ein'
• Masculine accusative: 'keinen'; neuter accusative and nominative masculine: 'kein'
• 'enthält' (to contain) is a strong verb; its subject 'Dieses Brot' is nominative and its object 'Weizen' is accusative

Literal If it nuts contains, can I it unfortunately not eat.

A conditional sentence: 'wenn' introduces a subordinate clause (verb goes last), then the main clause begins with the verb because the subordinate clause already fills the first position.

• 'wenn' is a subordinating conjunction that sends the verb to the end of its clause
• The main clause inverts subject and verb when it follows the subordinate clause

Literal Have you a list of the allergens?

A practical request for written allergen information. 'Der Allergene' is genitive plural, modifying 'Liste'.

• Verb-subject inversion signals a yes/no question
• 'der Allergene' is the genitive plural of 'das Allergen'

Literal Without peanut oil, please – I have a severe allergy.

'Ohne' (without) takes the accusative case. This concise phrase pairs a clear instruction with a brief health explanation.

• 'ohne' always takes the accusative case
• 'eine schwere Allergie' uses the feminine indefinite article in accusative with a strong adjective ending