Breakdown of Was machst du im Urlaub am meisten?
du
you (informal singular)
machen
to make, to do
viel
much / a lot
was
what
der Urlaub
the vacation / the holiday
im
in the (used with months) / in the (contraction of in + dem)
Questions & Answers about Was machst du im Urlaub am meisten?
What is the base form of am meisten?
am meisten is the irregular superlative form of viel (much / a lot). Just like in English, the word changes completely: viel (much) -> mehr (more) -> am meisten (the most).
Why is it im Urlaub and not just in Urlaub?
im is a short combination of in + dem. The word for vacation is masculine (der Urlaub). Because we are talking about a fixed time or state (answering the question "when?"), the preposition in requires the dative case, changing der to dem.
Why does am meisten go at the very end of the sentence?
In German sentence structure, information about time and place (like im Urlaub) usually comes before adverbs that describe how or to what extent an action is done (like am meisten).
Could I ask this question using am liebsten instead?
Yes, but it changes the meaning! Using am meisten asks what you do the highest amount of (what you do most often). If you use am liebsten, you are asking what you like doing the most (your favorite vacation activity).
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