Wir bringen den Abfall abends raus.

we

Breakdown of Wir bringen den Abfall abends raus.

• abends: in the evening
• rausbringen: to take out
• der Abfall: the trash

Questions & Answers about Wir bringen den Abfall abends raus.

Why is it den Abfall and not der Abfall?

Because bringen takes a direct object in the accusative case. Abfall is masculine (der Abfall), and masculine nouns change to den in the accusative. So: Wir (nominative subject) bringen (verb) den Abfall (accusative object).

Is Abfall the same as Müll?

They overlap, but there’s nuance:

• Müll = everyday household trash (most common in Germany).
• Abfall = more general/official term for waste; very common in Switzerland; in Germany it can sound a bit more formal or administrative. In everyday German (Germany), you’ll most often hear den Müll (rausbringen); den Abfall is also correct.

Why is raus at the end?

Because rausbringen is a separable verb. In main clauses, the finite verb (bringen) must be in position 2, and the separable particle (raus) goes to the end: Wir bringen … raus. In a subordinate clause, the parts reunite: …, dass wir den Abfall abends rausbringen.

Can I keep rausbringen together in a main clause?