Der Bäcker öffnet seinen Laden jeden Tag um sieben Uhr.

Der Bäcker öffnet seinen Laden jeden Tag um sieben Uhr.
The baker opens his shop every day at seven o’clock.
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Questions & Answers about Der Bäcker öffnet seinen Laden jeden Tag um sieben Uhr.

Why is Der used before Bäcker in this sentence?
Because Der Bäcker is the subject of the sentence and in German the masculine definite article in the nominative case is der. It signals “the baker” as the doer of the action.
Why is it seinen Laden and not sein Laden?

Seinen is the correct form of the possessive pronoun sein (his) when modifying a masculine noun (Laden) in the accusative case. Possessive pronouns in German decline like adjectives:

  • Nominative: sein Laden (would be subject)
  • Accusative: seinen Laden (direct object here)
What case is seinen Laden and how do you know?
It’s in the accusative case, because Laden is the direct object of the verb öffnet (what is being opened). In German, direct objects take the accusative.
Why is jeden Tag used instead of immer or täglich?
Jeden Tag literally means “every day” and is the most direct translation of “each day.” You could also say täglich öffnet der Bäcker seinen Laden um sieben Uhr, but jeden Tag is more colloquial and emphasizes the routine.
What case is jeden Tag, and why?
It’s also accusative. Time expressions like jeden Tag, letzten Monat, diesen Sommer typically use the accusative case to indicate duration or frequency.
Why do we use um sieben Uhr for telling time?

In German, um is the preposition used with clock times:

  • um 8 Uhr – at 8 o’clock
  • um sieben Uhr – at seven o’clock
    It always takes the accusative, but since we’re talking about a prepositional time phrase, you just memorize um + time.
What word order rule explains the position of jeden Tag and um sieben Uhr at the end?

In a main clause German usually follows S – V – O – (other elements). Time expressions (like jeden Tag, um sieben Uhr) often come at the end or directly after the object. Here:

  1. Subject: Der Bäcker
  2. Verb: öffnet
  3. Object: seinen Laden
  4. Time expressions: jeden Tag um sieben Uhr
Is öffnen a regular or irregular verb, and how do you form öffnet?

Öffnen is a weak (regular) verb. To form the third-person singular present:

  • Remove -en: öffn–
  • Add -t: öffn + t = öffnet
Why are Bäcker, Laden, Tag, and Uhr all capitalized?
Because in German all nouns are capitalized, regardless of their position in the sentence.