Ich gehe niemals ohne Regenschirm spazieren.

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Breakdown of Ich gehe niemals ohne Regenschirm spazieren.

• der Regenschirm: the umbrella
• spazieren gehen: to go for a walk
• ohne: without

Questions & Answers about Ich gehe niemals ohne Regenschirm spazieren.

Why is spazieren placed at the end of the sentence?

In German, when you have a separable verb or verb phrase like spazieren gehen (“to go for a walk”), the finite part (gehen) goes into second position, and the other part (spazieren) moves to the very end. This follows the standard German word‐order rules for separable constructions.

Which case does the preposition ohne require, and why is Regenschirm in that case?

The preposition ohne (“without”) always takes the accusative case. Therefore Regenschirm appears in accusative singular (which for masculine nouns looks identical to the nominative form).
Example:
• ohne Regenschirm = “without an umbrella”

Why is there no article before Regenschirm? Wouldn’t einen Regenschirm be more precise?

German often omits the indefinite article after certain prepositions in general or idiomatic statements. ohne Regenschirm is a concise way to express “without an umbrella.” You could say ohne einen Regenschirm, but in everyday usage it sounds less natural and a bit wordy.

What’s the difference between nie and niemals?