Questions & Answers about Wir fahren übermorgen.
Why is the present tense verb fahren used to talk about the future?
In German, it is very common to use the present tense for future events as long as there is a time word (like übermorgen) that makes it clear you are talking about the future. You don't usually need to use the future tense with werden.
How is the word übermorgen formed?
It combines über (over/beyond) and morgen (tomorrow), literally meaning 'over tomorrow'. Similarly, you can say vorgestern (vor + gestern) for 'the day before yesterday'.
Why isn't there a time preposition before übermorgen?
Unlike days of the week or months (which need prepositions like am or im), simple time adverbs like heute (today), morgen (tomorrow), and übermorgen (the day after tomorrow) stand alone. You never use a preposition with them.
If I wanted to add a destination, where would übermorgen go in the sentence?
It would go right after the verb, before the destination: Wir fahren übermorgen nach Berlin. This follows the classic German word order rule of 'Time, Manner, Place', where time expressions (übermorgen) always come before place expressions (nach Berlin).
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