| German > English |
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| von heute auf morgen |
| adv. within a short period of time; overnight; suddenly |
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| Er hat seine Meinung von heute auf morgen geändert. - He changed his opinion overnight. |
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| Analysis |
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| von |
| prep. from |
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| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. |
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| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. |
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| prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) |
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| das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father |
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| Heute |
| n. today |
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| adv. today |
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| auf |
| prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) |
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| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. |
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| prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) |
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| Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. |
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| prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) |
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| Morgen |
| n. morning (part of the day from dawn to noon) |
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| am Morgen - in the morning |
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| am Morgen des 6. Dezember 2000 - on the morning of the 6th December 2000 |
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| gestern Morgen (also: gestern morgen) - yesterday morning |
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| heute Morgen - this morning |
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