Breakdown of Für meine Gesundheit trinke ich jeden Morgen viel Wasser.
trinken
to drink
das Wasser
the water
ich
I
der Morgen
the morning
Questions & Answers about Für meine Gesundheit trinke ich jeden Morgen viel Wasser.
Why is meine Gesundheit in the accusative case here?
Because the preposition für always takes the accusative case in German. Whenever you use für, the noun or pronoun following it must be in the accusative (here meine Gesundheit).
Why does the sentence start with Für meine Gesundheit instead of Ich trinke…?
German main clauses follow the verb‑second (V2) rule: the finite verb must be the second element. By fronting Für meine Gesundheit (the prepositional phrase) as the first element, the verb trinke remains in second position, and the subject ich comes third. This fronting also adds emphasis to the reason (“for my health”).
Why is it jeden Morgen and not jeder Morgen or am Morgen?
- jeden Morgen is a temporal accusative (“every morning”) used to express a regular, repeated action.
- jeder Morgen would be nominative and unidiomatic here.
- am Morgen (“in the morning”) uses the preposition an
- dative, and is also correct, but it’s more neutral. jeden Morgen stresses the daily routine.
Why do we say viel Wasser and not viele Wasser?