Ich lese die Informationen auf der Webseite.

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Breakdown of Ich lese die Informationen auf der Webseite.

• lesen: to read
• auf: on
• die Information: the information

Questions & Answers about Ich lese die Informationen auf der Webseite.

Why is it die Informationen and not die Information?

In German, Information is usually treated as a countable noun (one piece of information, two pieces of information), so the plural Informationen is very common:

• die Information = the (single) piece of information
• die Informationen = the pieces of information / the information (in general, but grammatically plural)

English usually treats information as an uncountable mass noun, so we don’t normally say informations in English. German does, and that’s why you see Informationen here.

What case is die Informationen in, and why?

Die Informationen is in the accusative case as the direct object of the verb lesen.

• Subject (nominative): Ich = I
• Verb: lese = read
• Direct object (accusative): die Informationen = the information
• Prepositional phrase: auf der Webseite = on the website

So the structure is: Ich (who is doing the reading?) lese die Informationen (what am I reading?) auf der Webseite (where?).

How do we know die Informationen is accusative plural and not nominative feminine singular?