Wir fahren morgen zum Flughafen.

the; (masculine or neuter, dative)

Breakdown of Wir fahren morgen zum Flughafen.

• wir: we
• zu: to
• morgen: tomorrow

Questions & Answers about Wir fahren morgen zum Flughafen.

What does the verb fahren mean here, and when do I use it instead of gehen?

In German, fahren means “to drive” or “to travel by vehicle.” You use fahren when you go somewhere by car, bus, train, bike, etc.
By contrast, gehen means “to walk” (on foot).
Since you’ll likely sit in a car or train to get to the airport, you say fahren.

What is zum, and why is it used here?

Zum is a contraction of the preposition zu (“to”) plus the dative article dem (“the” for masculine/neuter nouns).
So zum Flughafen literally is zu dem Flughafen, meaning “to the airport.”
The contraction just makes it shorter and smoother.

Why is the dative case used after zu?

In German, certain prepositions—among them zu, mit, aus, bei, nach, seit, von and gegenüber—always take the dative case.
After zu, any noun or pronoun must be in the dative.
Hence dem Flughafen (dative masculine).

Why is morgen placed after the verb fahren and not at the beginning or end?