Ich höre die Musik im Garten.

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Breakdown of Ich höre die Musik im Garten.

• dem: the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
• ich: I
• der Garten: the garden

Questions & Answers about Ich höre die Musik im Garten.

Why is the word die used before Musik?

In German, Musik is a feminine noun, so it uses the article die in the accusative case (because it’s the direct object of the verb höre). Even though Musik is uncountable in English, in German it still takes an article.

Is im a single word or a combination of two words?

im is the contraction of in + dem. Since dem is the dative masculine/neuter article in German, im means in the when talking about a masculine or neuter noun—here, Garten is masculine, so in dem Garten becomes im Garten.

Does the verb höre need to be conjugated differently for ich?

Yes. The infinitive is hören (to hear). For the first-person singular (ich), the ending is -e, so it becomes höre. Other subjects would have different endings (e.g., du hörst, er/sie/es hört, etc.).

Why is there no preposition used with die Musik?