Internal combustion engine comprising a system for recovering water from water-laden and/or water-vapour-laden exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine, comprising: • two line sections (I, II) with at least one associated supply section, which is connected upstream of the internal combustion engine, and at least one expulsion section which is assigned to the two line sections (I, II), • two sorption vessels (S1, S2) which are filled with an adsorption agent, • the two line sections (I, II) that proceed from the at least one feed section are led in each case to the two sorption vessels (S1, S2), wherein each line section (I, II) is connected to the sorption vessels (S1, S2), characterized in that o the exhaust gas flows through the adsorption agent of one of the sorption vessels (S1, S2) without material contact between the exhaust gas and the adsorption agent, and o the adsorption agent of the other sorption vessel (S1, S2) flows through directly with material contact between the exhaust gas and the adsorption agent, • two condensation chambers (K1, K2) which are assigned to the sorption vessels (S1, S2) and two cooling devices (KV1, KV2) which are assigned to the condensation chambers (K1, K2), • at least one switchable switching mechanism which is assigned to the two line sections (I, II) and which conducts the exhaust gas simultaneously or alternately into the first line section and/or the second line section, • wherein two discharging line regions (I-1, II-2) of the first line section and of the second line section are joined by two charging line regions (I-2, II-1), wherein in each case one charging line region (1-2, II-1) is assigned to one of the sorption vessels (S1, S2), wherein the exhaust gas flows through the adsorption agent of the sorption vessels (S1, S2) in the charging line regions (1-2, II-1) directly with material contact between the exhaust gas and the adsorption agent, following which the exhaust gas flows out of the system via the at least one expulsion section assigned to the line sections (I, II). • two line sections (I, II) with at least one associated supply section, which is connected upstream of the internal combustion engine, and at least one expulsion section which is assigned to the two line sections (I, II), • two sorption vessels (S1, S2) which are filled with an adsorption agent, • the two line sections (I, II) that proceed from the at least one feed section are led in each case to the two sorption vessels (S1, S2), wherein each line section (I, II) is connected to the sorption vessels (S1, S2), characterized in that o the exhaust gas flows through the adsorption agent of one of the sorption vessels (S1, S2) without material contact between the exhaust gas and the adsorption agent, and o the adsorption agent of the other sorption vessel (S1, S2) flows through directly with material contact between the exhaust gas and the adsorption agent, o the exhaust gas flows through the adsorption agent of one of the sorption vessels (S1, S2) without material contact between the exhaust gas and the adsorption agent, and o the adsorption agent of the other sorption vessel (S1, S2) flows through directly with material contact between the exhaust gas and the adsorption agent, • two condensation chambers (K1, K2) which are assigned to the sorption vessels (S1, S2) and two cooling devices (KV1, KV2) which are assigned to the condensation chambers (K1, K2), • at least one switchable switching mechanism which is assigned to the two line sections (I, II) and which conducts the exhaust gas simultaneously or alternately into the first line section and/or the second line section, • wherein two discharging line regions (I-1, II-2) of the first line section and of the second line section are joined by two charging line regions (I-2, II-1), wherein in each case one charging line region (1-2, II-1) is assigned to one of the sorption vessels (S1, S2), wherein the exhaust gas flows through the adsorption agent of the sorption vessels (S1, S2) in the charging line regions (1-2, II-1) directly with material contact between the exhaust gas and the adsorption agent, following which the exhaust gas flows out of the system via the at least one expulsion section assigned to the line sections (I, II).