Breakdown of Atme regelmäßig und trink viel Tee.
und
and
trinken
to drink
der Tee
the tea
viel
much / a lot
atmen
to breathe
regelmäßig
regularly
Questions & Answers about Atme regelmäßig und trink viel Tee.
Why does atme have an "e" at the end, but trink doesn't?
To make an informal command for one person, you usually take the du form of the verb and drop the "-st". So, du trinkst (you drink) becomes just trink. However, if the verb stem ends in "d", "t", "m", or "n" (like atm- from atmen), we add an "-e" so it is easier to say out loud. That is why it is atme!
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
When giving an informal command to someone you call du, the word du is completely dropped from the sentence. You just start with the verb. If this were a formal command, the pronoun would stay: Atmen Sie regelmäßig.
Why are the verbs Atme and trink placed at the beginning of their phrases?
In regular German sentences, the verb is usually in the second position. But in a command, the verb moves to the very front. Because this sentence is actually two commands glued together by und (and), both atme and trink take the first spot in their own halves of the sentence.
Why is it viel Tee and not vielen Tee?
The word viel means "much" or "a lot of". When you use it before an uncountable noun (a liquid or mass you cannot easily count, like Tee or Wasser), it does not take any grammatical endings. It simply stays as viel.
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