Breakdown of Der Kreislauf des Wassers beginnt jedes Jahr von Neuem.
das Wasser
the water
neu
new
das Jahr
the year
jeder
everyone / each
beginnen
to begin (formal, more than anfangen)
der Kreislauf
the cycle
Questions & Answers about Der Kreislauf des Wassers beginnt jedes Jahr von Neuem.
Why is it des Wassers instead of von dem Wasser?
des Wassers uses the genitive case, which is the standard way to express possession or 'of the' in written and formal German. While von dem Wasser using the dative is common in casual speech, the genitive is preferred here for a scientific or natural concept like the water cycle.
Why is the time expression jedes Jahr in the accusative case instead of the dative?
Definite time expressions that answer the question 'how often?' or 'when?' without a preposition always take the accusative case. Because Jahr is neuter, the ending for jeder is -es. If you used a preposition like in, it would require the dative case, as in in jedem Jahr.
Why is Neuem capitalized and why does it end in -em in the phrase von Neuem?
The word Neuem is a nominalized adjective, meaning the adjective neu is being used as a noun, which is why it is capitalized. The preposition von always forces the dative case. Because there is no article in front of it, it takes the strong dative neuter ending -em. The fixed phrase von Neuem translates to 'anew' or 'all over again'.
How is the compound noun Kreislauf formed?
It combines der Kreis (the circle) and der Lauf (the run, course, or flow). Together they form der Kreislauf, literally 'circle run', which is the standard German word for a 'cycle' or 'circulation', such as the water cycle (Wasserkreislauf) or blood circulation.
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