Die Kantine liegt neben dem Büro, deshalb gehe ich sowohl morgens als auch abends dorthin.

The canteen is next to the office, therefore I go there both in the morning and in the evening.

Breakdown of Die Kantine liegt neben dem Büro, deshalb gehe ich sowohl morgens als auch abends dorthin.

• dem: the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
• ich: I
• gehen: to go
• deshalb: therefore

Questions & Answers about Die Kantine liegt neben dem Büro, deshalb gehe ich sowohl morgens als auch abends dorthin.

Why is it neben dem Büro and not neben das Büro or neben den Büro?

Because neben is a two-way preposition. When it answers the question “wo?” (where?), it takes the dative case. Büro is masculine singular, so it becomes dem Büro.

Why is deshalb placed at the very beginning of the second clause, and why does gehe come before ich?

Deshalb is a sentence adverb meaning “therefore/that’s why.” In German, when a single element (like deshalb) opens a main clause, it occupies position 1 and forces the finite verb into position 2, causing the subject (ich) to follow the verb.

What does the construction sowohl … als auch do in this sentence?

Sowohl … als auch is a pair of correlative conjunctions meaning “both … and ….” It connects two parallel elements—in this case morgens and abends—to emphasize that the action happens at both those times.

Why are morgens and abends used without articles or prepositions?

They are temporal adverbs formed from plural nouns: morgens = “in the mornings,” abends = “in the evenings.” German regularly drops articles and prepositions when using these time-of-day adverbs to indicate habitual actions.