Breakdown of Ich rufe dich morgen an.
ich
I
dich
you (singular, informal)
morgen
tomorrow
anrufen
to call (by phone)
Questions & Answers about Ich rufe dich morgen an.
Why is the word an at the very end of the sentence?
This is because anrufen (to call) is a separable prefix verb. In a standard German sentence, the main part of the verb (rufe) takes the second position, and the prefix (an) gets kicked all the way to the end.
The translation says "I will call", but isn't rufe in the present tense?
Yes! In German, you can often use the present tense to talk about the future, as long as the context makes it clear. Here, the word morgen (tomorrow) tells us the action happens in the future, so you don't need to add a separate future-tense verb like "will" in English.
Why does the sentence use dich instead of du?
dich is the accusative (direct object) form of "you". In this sentence, "I" am doing the calling, making ich the subject. "You" are the one receiving the call, making you the direct object. The verb anrufen requires its object to be in the accusative case, so we must use dich.
Why isn't morgen capitalized here?
When morgen is written with a lowercase letter, it is an adverb meaning "tomorrow". If you want to talk about "the morning", you use the capitalized noun der Morgen.