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Die Spedition bringt morgen jeden Karton ins neue Zimmer.

Die Spedition bringt morgen jeden Karton ins neue Zimmer.
The moving company will bring every box into the new room tomorrow.
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Questions & Answers about Die Spedition bringt morgen jeden Karton ins neue Zimmer.

Why is Die Spedition the subject, and what exactly does Spedition mean?

Die Spedition is the subject because it’s the thing doing the action (bringt).
A Spedition is a shipping/haulage company (a freight forwarder or moving/delivery company). It’s a feminine noun, hence die.

Why is the verb bringt in second position, and why is it bringt (not bringen)?

In a normal German main clause, the finite verb is in position 2 (the V2 rule). Here the first element is Die Spedition, so bringt comes next.
bringt is the 3rd person singular present tense of bringen:

  • ich bringe
  • du bringst
  • er/sie/es bringt
  • wir bringen, etc.
Can morgen move to the beginning of the sentence?

Yes. Morgen can be placed first for emphasis, but then the verb still stays in position 2, so subject and verb swap:

  • Morgen bringt die Spedition jeden Karton ins neue Zimmer.
    Both versions are correct; the difference is mainly what you emphasize.
Why is it jeden Karton and not jeder Karton?

Because Karton is the direct object of bringen, so it takes the accusative case.
jeder Karton would be nominative (used for a subject), but here you need accusative masculine singular:

  • nominative: jeder Karton
  • accusative: jeden Karton
Is jeden Karton singular or plural, and how would you say “all the boxes”?

jeden Karton is singular (“each box / every box”), but it implies the action applies to all boxes one by one.
If you want an explicitly plural version, you could say:

  • alle Kartons (accusative plural)
    Example: Die Spedition bringt morgen alle Kartons ins neue Zimmer.
Why is it ins neue Zimmer and not im neuen Zimmer?

Because in changes case depending on meaning:

  • direction/movement into → accusative: ins neue Zimmer (= into the new room)
  • location (already there) → dative: im neuen Zimmer (= in the new room)

So bringt ... ins ... is correct because bringing involves movement to a destination.

What does ins stand for, and can I say it in a longer form?

ins is a contraction of in + das → ins.
Yes, you can say the full form: in das neue Zimmer. It’s just more common and natural to contract it in everyday German.

Why is it neue Zimmer (with -e) and not something like neuen Zimmer?

Because Zimmer is neuter (das Zimmer), and after a definite article (das) in the accusative neuter, the adjective ending is -e:

  • in das neue Zimmer → ins neue Zimmer

You get -en in dative with a definite article:

  • in dem neuen Zimmer → im neuen Zimmer
What’s the role of jeden here—does it mean “each” or “every”?
In practice, jeden here can be understood as each or every, and German doesn’t strongly separate those two in this structure. The key point is: it distributes the action across the items—one box after another.
Is the word order morgen jeden Karton ins neue Zimmer the only natural order?

It’s a very typical order, but not the only one. German allows reordering for emphasis, while keeping the verb in position 2. For example:

  • Die Spedition bringt jeden Karton morgen ins neue Zimmer. (focus more on jeden Karton)
  • Ins neue Zimmer bringt die Spedition morgen jeden Karton. (strong emphasis on destination; sounds more marked/stylistic)

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