Breakdown of Für meine Gesundheit trinke ich jeden Morgen viel Wasser.
trinken
to drink
das Wasser
the water
ich
I
der Morgen
the morning
für
for
mein
my
jeder
every
viel
plenty
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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?
Wasser is an uncountable (mass) noun in German. With mass nouns, you use viel (unchanged) to indicate quantity. Viele is used only with countable plural nouns (e.g. viele Äpfel).
Can you explain the verb‑second rule demonstrated by trinke ich?
In German main clauses, the conjugated verb must occupy the second syntactic position. The first position can be the subject, an adverbial phrase, or any other element. Because Für meine Gesundheit is placed first, trinke (the verb) comes next, followed by ich (the subject).
Could I express purpose differently, for example with um … zu instead of für?
Yes. If you want to emphasize purpose with an infinitive construction, you can say:
Ich trinke jeden Morgen viel Wasser, um meine Gesundheit zu fördern.
Here um … zu introduces a subordinate clause of purpose, whereas für meine Gesundheit is a simpler prepositional phrase.
What’s the difference between jeden Morgen and morgens?
Both can mean “in the mornings” or “every morning.”
- jeden Morgen is a temporal accusative stressing each individual morning.
- morgens is an adverb meaning “in the mornings” (habitually) and is more concise. They are often interchangeable, though morgens is slightly more idiomatic in everyday speech.