Breakdown of Ich suche die Adresse im Internet.
ich
I
suchen
to look for
die Adresse
the address
das Internet
the internet
Questions & Answers about Ich suche die Adresse im Internet.
Why is there no word for "for" after suche?
In English, we say "to look for" something, but the German verb suchen already means "to look for" all by itself. You don't need to add a preposition like für. You just follow suchen directly with the thing you are trying to find.
Why does the German sentence say im (in the) instead of using a word for "on"?
While English speakers talk about being "on" the internet, German treats the internet as an enclosed space or system. Therefore, Germans say they are "in" the internet (im Internet).
Why is it im Internet and not just in das Internet?
The word im is a short combination of in and dem. Internet is a neuter noun (das Internet). Because the preposition in is being used here to describe a fixed location (where you are looking, not a destination you are moving to), it requires the dative case. The dative form of das is dem, and in + dem combines into im.
Is die Adresse in the accusative case here?
Yes! Because die Adresse is the thing being looked for, it is the direct object of the verb suchen, which means it must be in the accusative case. Since Adresse is a feminine noun, its article remains die in the accusative.
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