Questions & Answers about Trifft er mich heute?
Why is the verb trifft and not trefft?
The infinitive of the verb is treffen (to meet). It is a strong verb that changes its stem vowel from e to i for the du and er/sie/es forms. Since the subject is er (he), the e changes to i, making it trifft.
Why does the sentence start with the verb trifft?
In German, yes/no questions always start with the verb. You just swap the subject and the verb. Instead of er trifft (he is meeting), you say trifft er (is he meeting). German doesn't use helper words like "is" or "does" to make questions!
Why do we use mich here instead of ich?
mich is the accusative form of ich (I), which translates to "me". In this sentence, er (he) is the subject doing the meeting, and mich (me) is the direct object receiving the action.
The translation says "Is he meeting", but isn't there a German word for "is"?
German does not have an "-ing" form (continuous tense) like English. The present tense in German covers both simple and continuous English actions. So, trifft er means both "Does he meet?" and "Is he meeting?".