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    The document discusses the accusative case in German grammar. It explains that word order can be changed in a German sentence while maintaining the same meaning, with the verb staying in second position and the first element receiving emphasis. This allows parts of a sentence to be "juggled" unlike in English where reordering words may sound nonsensical. The document provides examples comparing word order between German and English sentences using the accusative case.

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    The document discusses the accusative case in German grammar. It explains that word order can be changed in a German sentence while maintaining the same meaning, with the verb staying in second position and the first element receiving emphasis. This allows parts of a sentence to be "juggled" unlike in English where reordering words may sound nonsensical. The document provides examples comparing word order between German and English sentences using the accusative case.

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    DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

    GERMAN 10
    DER AKKUSATIV
    THE ACCUSATIVE CASE

    With the accusative case, you can juggle the sentence parts in German and always know the
    meaning.
    When you move parts of the sentence around, the first part is emphasized.
    The verb always stays in the second position.

    Ich trinke den Kaffee = Den Kaffee trinke ich

    I ask the man ≈ The man I ask


    This kind of juggling is not so easy in English. You can do it, but it will probably sound like Dr. Seuss.

    College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman


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