Ich lese diese Informationen oft im Internet.

I often read this information on the internet.

Breakdown of Ich lese diese Informationen oft im Internet.

• in: in
• dem: the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
• ich: I
• oft: often

Questions & Answers about Ich lese diese Informationen oft im Internet.

Why is the adverb oft placed before im Internet, and not after the direct object?

German follows a rough Time–Manner–Place (TMP) order in the “middle field” (after the verb).

• oft expresses time/frequency
• diese Informationen is the direct object (accusative) – this can intervene
• im Internet expresses place

Putting oft before im Internet respects “time” (oft) → “place” (im Internet). You could also say
Ich lese oft diese Informationen im Internet,
but you would not normally put the place adverb before the time adverb.

Why do we say diese Informationen instead of dieser Informationen?

• Informationen is plural (Singular: die Information, Plural: die Informationen).
• Demonstrative pronouns agree in number and case: Plural in accusative uses diese (nominative plural is also diese, accusative plural is diese).
• dieser would be masculine nominative or feminine genitive singular; it does not match plural accusative.

Why is the phrase im Internet used instead of in dem Internet or ins Internet?