Breakdown of Am Nachmittag kaufen wir noch einige Getränke.
kaufen
to buy
wir
we
an
at, on (vertical) / to (addressee) / of (in quantity/stock expressions)
der Nachmittag
the afternoon
Questions & Answers about Am Nachmittag kaufen wir noch einige Getränke.
Why is it am Nachmittag instead of using in?
In German, the preposition an (which combines with dem to make am) is used for days of the week and parts of the day. So you say am Morgen, am Nachmittag, and am Abend. A tricky exception to remember is the night: we say in der Nacht.
Why is the verb kaufen before the subject wir?
This is the classic German 'verb-second' rule. Since the sentence starts with the time phrase Am Nachmittag (position one), the verb kaufen must take position two. The subject wir is pushed right after the verb.
Is einige an indefinite pronoun like viele and alle?
Exactly! einige means 'a few' or 'some'. Just like viele (many) and alle (all), it gives a non-specific quantity. Because Getränke (drinks) is a plural noun here, einige takes the plural ending -e.
I learned that noch means 'still'. Why does the English translation say 'more'?