Questions & Answers about Irgendwann möchte ich nach Kanada reisen.
What does irgendwann mean exactly, and how is it different from manchmal or eines Tages?
irgendwann means at some (unspecified) time, usually understood as in the future unless context suggests the past. It is vague: you do not know when.
Comparisons:
irgendwann
- at some point, someday
- very vague time, often future
- Example: Irgendwann möchte ich nach Kanada reisen.
I would like to travel to Canada someday.
manchmal
- sometimes, occasionally
- describes something that happens repeatedly from time to time
- Example: Manchmal reise ich nach Berlin.
I sometimes travel to Berlin.
eines Tages
- one day, someday
- usually clearly future and has a slightly storytelling or dramatic tone
- Example: Eines Tages werde ich nach Kanada reisen.
One day I will travel to Canada.
So irgendwann = vague single point in time (someday), manchmal = repeated occasions (sometimes), eines Tages = someday in the future, a bit more narrative or emphatic than irgendwann.
Why is the word order Irgendwann möchte ich nach Kanada reisen and not something else?