Word
Ich lese jeden Abend ein Buch.
Meaning
I read a book every evening.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Ich lese jeden Abend ein Buch.
Why is jeden Abend in the accusative case?
In German, time expressions without prepositions (especially indicating frequency or duration) usually take the accusative. Here, Abend is a masculine noun, so its accusative singular form uses jeden. This tells us when you read: “every evening.”
Why does jeden Abend come before ein Buch in the sentence?
German often follows the order Time – Object when both appear after the verb in a main clause. By placing the adverbial time phrase jeden Abend before the direct object ein Buch, you clearly first indicate when the action happens, then what the action is about.
What case is ein Buch in, and why doesn’t the article change in accusative?
ein Buch is the direct object of lesen, so it’s in the accusative. However, Buch is a neuter noun, and the indefinite article ein has the same form for neuter nominative and neuter accusative. That’s why you don’t see any change.
Why is ein used instead of das in ein Buch?