Beginner’s class 8

Unit 28 (word order)

and sentence structure
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- Unit 28: word order

- Tasks

30.01.2024 class no.8

→ regularly every tuesday at 8pm CET

→ level: beginner

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Word order German (verbs)
In German the most important rule is

→ finite verb is at the second position of the sentence.

e.g. Ich gehe in die Schule.
Mittags mache ich meine Hausaufgaben.

→ if there are 2 verbs it is sent to the end of the sentence.

e.g. Ich gehe meine Hausaufgaben machen.

→ in subordinate clauses the finite verb is in the end of the clause.

e.g. Ich gehe in die Schule, da ich gerne lerne.
main subordinate
Word order German (time-manner- place)
→ in German (similar to English) time comes before manner and before place
e.g. Ich gehe in zwei Stunden zum Lernen nach Hause.

→ you can put either in the beginning

e.g. Gestern bin ich in die Schule gegangen.

→ In this case you’ll have to use inversion (aka switching verb and noun)
e.g. Ich bin → bin ich

In die Bibliothek gehe ich immer um zu Lesen.

(Da ich viel lese, gehe ich in die Bibliothek)

Let’s practise these
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Think of sentences including the words…
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