Breakdown of Der Flohmarkt beginnt morgen.
morgen
tomorrow
beginnen
to begin
der Flohmarkt
the flea market
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Questions & Answers about Der Flohmarkt beginnt morgen.
Why is it der Flohmarkt and not die Flohmarkt or das Flohmarkt?
Because Flohmarkt is a masculine noun in German, so its nominative singular article is der.
In this sentence, der Flohmarkt is the subject, so the nominative article is used:
- der Flohmarkt = the flea market
German noun gender is something you usually have to learn together with the noun:
- der Flohmarkt
- not just Flohmarkt
What case is der Flohmarkt here?
It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing that is doing the action.
In Der Flohmarkt beginnt morgen, the flea market is the thing that begins, so it is the subject.
A good basic pattern is:
- subject + verb + time expression
So here:
- Der Flohmarkt = subject
- beginnt = verb
- morgen = time expression
What is the base form of beginnt?