Breakdown of Morgens füttert der Junge deine kleinen Schweine.
klein
small
der Junge
the boy
morgens
in the morning
dein
your (informal)
füttern
to feed
das Schwein
the pig
Questions & Answers about Morgens füttert der Junge deine kleinen Schweine.
Why does the adjective kleinen end in -en?
This is the rule for plural adjectives when they follow a possessive article like deine (your). Whether it comes after a definite article (die), a possessive (meine, deine, etc.), or a negative article (keine), an adjective before a plural noun always gets an -en ending.
What case is deine kleinen Schweine in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case, because the pigs are the direct object (the ones receiving the action of being fed). For plural nouns, the accusative endings for both the article (deine) and the adjective (kleinen) are exactly the same as they are in the nominative (subject) case.
Why is the verb füttert placed before the subject der Junge?
Because the sentence starts with the time word Morgens. German uses strict "verb-second" word order, meaning the conjugated verb must always take the second position in a statement. Since Morgens takes up the first spot, the subject (der Junge) has to move to the third spot, right after the verb.
Does the s at the end of Morgens make it a plural noun?
Not exactly; it actually changes the word into a time adverb! Adding an -s to a time of day means "regularly at that time." So der Morgen is the noun for "the morning," but morgens means "in the mornings" or "every morning." It is only capitalized here because it is the first word of the sentence.
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