Ich genieße die frische Luft früh am Morgen und fühle mich wach.

I enjoy the fresh air early in the morning and feel awake.

Breakdown of Ich genieße die frische Luft früh am Morgen und fühle mich wach.

• und: and
• ich: I
• früh: early
• frisch: fresh
• der Morgen: the morning
• genießen: to enjoy
• die Luft: the air
• fühlen: to feel
• wach: awake

Questions & Answers about Ich genieße die frische Luft früh am Morgen und fühle mich wach.

Why is it die frische Luft and not another article or form?

Die is the feminine singular article used with Luft ("air"), which is a feminine noun in German. The adjective frisch ("fresh") must be declined accordingly—frische—since it's describing the feminine noun Luft in the accusative case: die frische Luft.

What is special about the verb genieße?

Genießen is a strong verb meaning "to enjoy," and in the present tense it follows the standard conjugation pattern (ich genieße, du genießt, etc.). Also, it frequently takes a direct object in the accusative case—so here, the object is die frische Luft.

Why do we say fühle mich instead of ich fühle?

In German, many verbs describing states or conditions use a reflexive pronoun (here, mich) to say I feel. So while in English you can simply say "I feel awake," in German you typically say "ich fühle mich wach."

Is there a difference between früh am Morgen and morgens?

Both mean something happens in the morning, but früh am Morgen puts emphasis on a specific early time of day ("early in the morning"), whereas morgens can mean "in the mornings" or "every morning" in a more general sense.

What does wach mean and why isn’t it declined?

Wach means "awake." In the sentence, it’s used as a predicate adjective after fühle mich, describing the subject (ich). Predicate adjectives in German don’t get declined; they remain in their basic form when they follow a linking verb like sein ("to be") or in this case sich fühlen.