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Wir organisieren morgen die Feier im Garten.

Wir organisieren morgen die Feier im Garten.
We are organizing the celebration in the garden tomorrow.
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Questions & Answers about Wir organisieren morgen die Feier im Garten.

What tense is organisieren here, and how is it conjugated with wir?

Organisieren is in the present tense (Präsens).

The verb’s infinitive is organisieren (“to organize”).
Present tense conjugation (regular -ieren verb):

  • ich organisiere
  • du organisierst
  • er/sie/es organisiert
  • wir organisieren
  • ihr organisiert
  • sie/Sie organisieren

For wir, the present-tense form is the same as the infinitive: wir organisieren = “we organize / we are organizing.”

Why is die Feier in the accusative case, and why does it still look like nominative?

Die Feier is the direct object of the verb organisieren – it’s the thing that is being organized.
In German, direct objects normally take the accusative case.

  • Subject (nominative): Wir (we)
  • Verb: organisieren
  • Direct object (accusative): die Feier

For feminine nouns, the definite article die is the same in the nominative and accusative:

  • Nominative singular (feminine): die Feier
  • Accusative singular (feminine): die Feier

So even though the function in the sentence is accusative, the word form doesn’t change.

Why is it im Garten and not in den Garten?

The preposition in can take either dative or accusative, depending on whether it expresses:

  • Location (where?) → dative
  • Direction/movement (where to?) → accusative

In this sentence, the meaning is location: the party is in the garden (not moving to the garden).

  • im Garten = in + dem Garten → dative (“in the garden” – location)
  • in den Garten → accusative (“into the garden” – movement/direction)

Since the party is taking place at that location, we use the dative: im Garten.

What exactly is im? Why not write in dem Garten?

Im is a standard contraction in German:

  • im = in dem

So:

  • in dem Garten → contracted to im Garten

It’s very common and sounds more natural in everyday speech. Both are grammatically correct, but im Garten is the usual form.

Also note: Garten is masculine (der Garten), so dative singular of the article is dem → in dem Garten → im Garten.

Can the word morgen go somewhere else in the sentence?

Yes. In German main clauses, the conjugated verb must be in position 2, but most other elements are flexible.

Current version:

  • Wir (1st position – subject)
  • organisieren (2nd position – verb)
  • morgen (middle field)

You could say, for example:

  • Morgen organisieren wir die Feier im Garten.
    (Here morgen is in first position, the verb organisieren stays second.)

  • Wir organisieren die Feier morgen im Garten.
  • Wir organisieren im Garten morgen die Feier.

All are grammatical; differences are in emphasis and style. The important rule: one element (subject, adverb, etc.) in first position, the finite verb in second.

Could I use the future tense and say Wir werden morgen die Feier im Garten organisieren?

Yes, that is grammatically correct. That’s the future tense (Futur I):

  • Wir werden (finite verb, 2nd position)
  • … die Feier im Garten organisieren (infinitive at the end)

Meaning: “We will organize the party in the garden tomorrow.”

However, in German, the present tense with a time adverb like morgen is very commonly used for the future:

  • Wir organisieren morgen die Feier im Garten.

Both express a future action. The version with werden is often used for emphasis, formality, or when you want to stress the future aspect or prediction.

Why do we say die Feier and not something like die Party or das Fest?

All three words exist, but they have slightly different nuances:

  • die Feier

    • More neutral or formal: a celebration, ceremony, or event.
    • Used for birthdays, weddings, official celebrations, etc.
    • Often a bit less casual than Party.

  • die Party (from English)

    • More informal, casual: a party, especially social gatherings, nights out, etc.
    • Younger / everyday speech.

  • das Fest

    • Can mean a festival, feast, sometimes larger or more traditional events (e.g. Oktoberfest, Weihnachtsfest).

So die Feier is a good neutral word for “celebration / party,” and fits many contexts.

Why do we need the pronoun wir? In Spanish or Italian you can often drop the subject.

German normally does not drop subject pronouns. You must say:

  • Wir organisieren … (not just Organisieren morgen die Feier im Garten)

The verb ending -en in organisieren is not specific enough by itself to make the subject clear (it could be wir or sie), so German keeps the pronoun.

There are a few very restricted exceptions in conversation (e.g. Geht’s?), but in normal sentences you should always include the subject pronoun: ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie.

Is there any special word order rule for morgen, die Feier, and im Garten?

A common guideline is the “TMP” rule (Time – Manner – Place), which many learners use:

  1. Time (when?) → morgen
  2. Manner (how?)
  3. Place (where?) → im Garten

So a very neutral word order is:

  • Wir organisieren morgen die Feier im Garten.

Here:

  • morgen = time
  • die Feier = object
  • im Garten = place

You will also hear other word orders, especially for emphasis, but time before place is a good default as a learner.

Is organisieren a separable verb like vorbereiten or aufräumen?

No. Organisieren is not a separable-prefix verb. It’s a regular verb ending in -ieren, and it always stays together:

  • Wir organisieren morgen die Feier.
  • Morgen organisieren wir die Feier.

Compare with a separable verb like vorbereiten (“prepare”):

  • Wir bereiten morgen die Feier vor.
    (The prefix vor goes to the end in a main clause.)

So with organisieren, you never split it: there is no “wir organi… irgendwas… sieren”; it stays organisieren.