Meaning 1neutral · 90%
the early part of the day after night and before noon
Natural examples
Am Morgen trinke ich zuerst einen Kaffee.
I have coffee first thing in the morning.
Der Morgen ist heute sehr ruhig.
The morning is very quiet today.
Jeden Morgen fährt sie um sieben Uhr zur Arbeit.
She goes to work at seven every morning.
Usage note
Der Morgen is the noun for the early day and is capitalized. morgen in lowercase means the next day.
Useful combinations
am Morgen — in the morningjeden Morgen — every morningfrüh am Morgen — early in the morning
Common mistake
Ich arbeite Morgen zu Hause.
Ich arbeite morgen zu Hause.
Use am with a particular weekday or capitalize Morgen when it is the noun.
jeden morgen
jeden Morgen
In jeden Morgen, Morgen is a noun and must be capitalized.
Mini-lesson: Morgen or morgen?
Der Morgen means the early part of the day and is capitalized. Lowercase morgen means the next day.
Check your learning
Choose one answer.Which spelling is correct when you mean the early part of the day?