Questions & Answers about Ich fahre gern Ski.
Why is there no verb for 'like' in this sentence?
In English, we use the verb 'to like' to express that we enjoy an activity. In German, you simply use the verb for the action itself (fahre) and add the word gern (gladly). So Ich fahre gern literally translates to 'I drive gladly'.
Why do we use the verb fahre for skiing?
In German, 'to ski' isn't a single verb. It is expressed as the phrase Ski fahren (literally 'to drive ski'). The verb part, fahre, takes the normal second position in the sentence, while the noun Ski gets pushed to the end.
Why is Ski capitalized here?
In German, all nouns are capitalized. Even though it is used here as part of the activity phrase Ski fahren, Ski is still a noun representing the physical object, so it must start with a capital letter.
Since fahren is a verb of motion, how would I ask where someone is going skiing using this lesson's question words?
Because traveling to ski involves movement toward a destination, you would use the directional word wohin (where to). For example, you could ask: Wohin fährst du gern Ski? (Where do you like to go skiing?).
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