Breakdown of Wir essen heute Brot und Käse, aber keinen Fisch.
und
and
aber
but
kein
no, not any
wir
we
heute
today
essen
to eat
der Fisch
the fish
das Brot
the bread
der Käse
the cheese
Questions & Answers about Wir essen heute Brot und Käse, aber keinen Fisch.
Why is heute placed before Brot und Käse?
In German, time words like heute (today) usually come right after the verb and before the objects. While in English we often put time at the end of the sentence, German prefers it early.
Why do we use keinen here instead of nicht to say 'no fish'?
Why does it end in -en (keinen Fisch)?
Fisch is a masculine noun. Because it is the direct object of the sentence (the thing being eaten, or in this case, not eaten), it takes the accusative case. Masculine words in the accusative case get an -en ending.
How would I use the word lieber from this lesson to say 'Today we prefer to eat bread'?
You would place lieber right after the time word: Wir essen heute lieber Brot. The word lieber acts like an adverb here, modifying the verb to show that you prefer the action of eating bread.
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