morgens
in the mornings
Regularly or usually in the morning; at the time of the forenoon/morning.
EXAMPLE
Morgens trinke ich immer zuerst einen Kaffee.
In the mornings, I always drink a coffee first.
morgens
in the mornings
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Word formation with -s
The adverb 'morgens' (in the mornings) is derived from the noun 'der Morgen' (the morning). The ending '-s' indicates that something happens regularly or habitually every morning.
EXAMPLE
Morgens gehe ich eine Runde joggen, bevor ich zur Arbeit fahre.
In the mornings, I go for a jog before I drive to work.
Word order
As a time adverb, 'morgens' (in the mornings) can stand at the beginning of the sentence (position 1). In this case, the conjugated verb follows directly after it in position 2. It can also stand after the verb and subject.
EXAMPLE
Morgens ist im Bad immer viel los.
In the mornings, the bathroom is always very busy.
Typical collocations
'Morgens' (in the mornings) is often combined with other adverbs to describe the time more precisely. Typical combinations are 'früh morgens' (early in the morning) or also giving a clock time.
EXAMPLE
Früh morgens sind die Straßen noch leer.
Early in the morning, the streets are still empty.
Compare with
morgens vs morgen
tomorrow / morning
Morgen normally refers to the day after today and therefore to a single upcoming point in time. Morgens, by contrast, refers to a regular or usual time in the morning. Use morgen for the next day and morgens for a habit or recurring action.
morgens
Morgens fahre ich mit dem Bus zur Arbeit.
I take the bus to work in the mornings.
morgen
Morgen fahre ich mit dem Bus zur Arbeit.
Tomorrow I’m taking the bus to work.
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