Das Abenteuer beginnt morgen.

The adventure begins tomorrow.

Breakdown of Das Abenteuer beginnt morgen.

• morgen: tomorrow
• beginnen: to begin
• das Abenteuer: the adventure

Questions & Answers about Das Abenteuer beginnt morgen.

Why is Abenteuer preceded by das?

Because German nouns have grammatical genders; das Abenteuer is neuter. German has three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter), and Abenteuer falls into the neuter category. If you wanted to use an indefinite article, you’d say ein Abenteuer.

Why is beginnt in the second position?

In main clauses, German follows the V2 (verb-second) rule:

1. First slot: usually the subject or another element for emphasis (here Das Abenteuer).
2. Second slot: the finite verb (beginnt).
3. Third slot onward: other elements (here morgen).

Why is there no future tense like wird beginnen?

German often uses the present tense with a clear time marker (morgen) to talk about the future:

• Das Abenteuer beginnt morgen.

To explicitly use the future tense, you’d say:

• Das Abenteuer wird morgen beginnen.

Why is morgen not capitalized?

Here, morgen is an adverb meaning “tomorrow” and is not capitalized. Only when you use Morgen as a noun (“the morning”) is it capitalized:

• am Morgen (in the morning).

Could I say Das Abenteuer fängt morgen an instead?

Yes. anfangen is a separable verb equivalent in meaning to beginnen. In this case:

1. Split: fängt (verb stem) ... an (prefix).
2. It’s slightly more informal than beginnen.

Where can I place the time adverb morgen in the sentence?

You can move morgen to the front for emphasis:

• Morgen beginnt das Abenteuer. This still keeps the finite verb (beginnt) in the second slot.

What case is das Abenteuer in?

It’s in the nominative case because it’s the subject of the verb (beginnt). The subject of a sentence is always in the nominative.

How do you form the plural of Abenteuer?

The plural of Abenteuer is identical to the singular: die Abenteuer. Then you adjust the verb:

• Die Abenteuer beginnen morgen.