Morgens mähe ich den Rasen.

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Breakdown of Morgens mähe ich den Rasen.

• den: the; (masculine, accusative)
• morgens: in the morning
• der Rasen: the lawn

Questions & Answers about Morgens mähe ich den Rasen.

Is morgens the same as am Morgen or heute Morgen? What’s the difference?

• morgens = in the mornings (a habitual/repeated time). Example: Morgens mähe ich den Rasen.
• am Morgen = in the morning (often of a specific day or timeframe, not inherently habitual). Example: Am Morgen mähe ich den Rasen can refer to a particular morning.
• heute Morgen = this morning (specific, earlier today).
• Watch out: morgen (lowercase) = tomorrow; der Morgen (uppercase) = the morning (noun).
• The -s in morgens is a common adverbial ending for times of day: abends, nachts, mittags, etc.

Why is it mähe ich and not ich mähe at the start?

German main clauses are verb-second. If you put a time element like Morgens first, the finite verb must come next, then the subject: Morgens mähe ich den Rasen. If you start with the subject, you get Ich mähe morgens den Rasen. Both are correct; the first emphasizes the time.

Why is it den Rasen and not der Rasen?