Ich muss den Müll rausbringen.

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Breakdown of Ich muss den Müll rausbringen.

• müssen: must
• den: the; (masculine, accusative)
• der Müll: the trash

Questions & Answers about Ich muss den Müll rausbringen.

Why is it den Müll and not der Müll?

Because den Müll is in the accusative case as the direct object of the action. Müll is a masculine noun (der Müll), and masculine nouns take den in the accusative singular. Subject: Ich (nominative) → Verb: muss → Direct object: den Müll (accusative) → Infinitive: rausbringen.

Why is rausbringen at the end?

With modal verbs like müssen, the conjugated modal sits in second position and the full infinitive goes to the end: Ich muss den Müll rausbringen.
Without a modal, the separable verb splits and the particle goes to the end: Ich bringe den Müll raus.

Is rausbringen one word or two? Where does raus go?

• Dictionary form: one word (rausbringen).
• Simple present/preterite without another verb: split → Ich bringe … raus.
• With a modal, future, perfect, or zu-infinitive: one word at the end → … rausbringen, … rausgebracht, … rauszubringen.

What’s the difference between rausbringen, hinausbringen, and herausbringen?