Breakdown of Wir schlafen viel und werden wieder gesund.
und
and
wir
we
viel
much / a lot
schlafen
to sleep
gesund
healthy
wieder
again
werden
to become / to get (change of state)
Questions & Answers about Wir schlafen viel und werden wieder gesund.
Why does werden mean "get" in this sentence instead of "become"?
In German, werden followed by an adjective expresses a change in state, meaning "to become" or "to get" a certain way. While you could literally translate it as "become well," English speakers usually say "get well." Whenever you want to express getting tired, getting sick, or getting healthy, you use werden.
Do I need to repeat wir after und?
No, you do not have to repeat it. Just like in English, if the subject is exactly the same for both actions connected by und (and), you can drop the second pronoun. You could say ... und wir werden wieder gesund, but leaving the second wir out sounds very natural.
Can gesund mean both "healthy" and "well"?
Yes! The core meaning of gesund is "healthy." In English, when recovering from an illness, we usually say we are getting "well." In German, the concept of recovering is simply expressed as becoming healthy again: wieder gesund werden.
Why is wieder placed right before gesund?
The word wieder (again) is an adverb modifying the adjective gesund. In German, adverbs usually sit right in front of the specific adjective they are describing. It emphasizes that "healthy" is the state you are returning to.
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