"An jedem Freitag trinken wir Wein."

Translation: Every Friday we drink wine.

[ComboViera]

3 new words at once! Wow!

[koyunlar]

can we also say:

"jeden Freitag trinken wir wein" ?

I mean, if we do not use the word "an" at the begining, would this be correct?

[duoderSie]

I'm not so sure. At the very least Freitag would have to be dative because we now have 3 nouns without prepositions, wir is nominative and Wein is accusative and freitag is clearly not Genitive so it must be dative.

[Glutexo]

I beleive so.

[houallet]

"An jedem Freitag wir trinken Wein" why does this not work?

[Glutexo]

It is because in plain sentences, a verb has to occupy the second place from the beginning:
- “Wir trinken Wein.” 1st place: who, 2nd place: verb, 3rd place: the rest
- “An jedem Freitag trinken wir Wein.” 1st place: when, 2nd place: verb, 3rd+ place: the rest.

[philster043]

Just as a sidenote, in more elaborate sentences, such as those with two verbs, the second verb has to be at the end of the sentence.

[monsama]

Word order seems confusing

[rodman911]

Is An Jeden correct? Duolingo says no. I'd like to know why? Since jeden also means every or each.

[Glutexo]

It isn’t correct. The prepositions require specific cases to be used. “An” requires a dative, which for “jeder” is “jedem.” “Jeden” would be an accusative which is not appropriate after “an.”