Breakdown of Ich möchte dich morgen wiedersehen.
ich
I
dich
you (singular, informal)
morgen
tomorrow
möchten
would like
wiedersehen
to see again
Questions & Answers about Ich möchte dich morgen wiedersehen.
Why is wiedersehen at the very end of the sentence?
This sentence uses möchte (would like). In German, when you use a helper verb like möchten, können (can), or müssen (must), it takes the second position in the sentence. The main action verb (wiedersehen) gets pushed to the very end in its full, unchanged dictionary form (the infinitive).
Isn't wiedersehen a separable verb? Why isn't wieder separated here?
You are exactly right that wiedersehen (to see again) is a separable verb! However, separable verbs only split apart when they are the active, conjugated verb in the sentence (for example, Ich sehe dich wieder). Because möchte is the conjugated verb doing the heavy lifting here, wiedersehen stays glued together in its infinitive form at the end.
Why do we use dich instead of du?
dich is the accusative form of 'you'. We use the accusative case here because 'you' are the direct object of the sentence—the person being seen. du is only used for the subject, when 'you' are the one actually doing the action.
This lesson is about the Perfekt (past) tense using sein. Why doesn't this sentence use it?
This specific sentence is talking about an intention for the future ('tomorrow'), so it uses the present tense. If you wanted to talk about the past ('I saw you again'), you would use the Perfekt tense. However, because seeing someone does not involve traveling from point A to point B or a change of state, you would use haben as your helping verb, not sein: Ich habe dich wiedergesehen.
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