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Mar 20, 2018 - 05:48 PM
There is a subtle difference. "Er hat in Berlin eine Stelle gefunden" means he was in Berlin when he found the job, but the job itself may or may not have been in Berlin. "Er hat eine Stelle in Berlin gefunden" means the job he found was in Berlin, but he may or may not have been in Berlin when he found it. Tricky.
May 29, 2018 - 06:30 AM
Hi GinaN, it is quite usual in German to put places or times before direct objects, we explain how it works in detail in GE4 session 7.
However many times both orders are possible, it depends on the speaker and if they want to emphasize one element or another, so here the program should allow both options because it would not be incorrect to say: Er hat eine Stelle in Berlin gefunden.
Could you please let us know in which level/session you came across this issue so we can make sure all options are there...? thanks a lot for your feedback.
However many times both orders are possible, it depends on the speaker and if they want to emphasize one element or another, so here the program should allow both options because it would not be incorrect to say: Er hat eine Stelle in Berlin gefunden.
Could you please let us know in which level/session you came across this issue so we can make sure all options are there...? thanks a lot for your feedback.
Jun 22, 2018 - 06:20 PM
The lesson GinaN refers to is level 4, lesson 20. The dialogue of that lesson begins with Niklas saying: "Meine Chefin hat in einem anderen Land eine Stelle für mich gefunden." In this example, place (in einem anderen Land) is place before the direct object (eine Stelle für mich), so both orders are used in the same lesson. There is no difference in meaning; Niklas is not saying that his boss was in a foreign land when she found a new job for him, but that his new job is in a foreign land.
Per Emilie's suggestion, I'll watch the tutorial to level 4, lesson 7 again to better understand this issue.
Per Emilie's suggestion, I'll watch the tutorial to level 4, lesson 7 again to better understand this issue.
Jun 28, 2018 - 07:22 AM
Thanks for letting me know where to find it, as we said, here the difference is very subtle so it is one of these cases where the speaker's intention is crucial. So thanks for letting us know about it, we'll make sure all possible options are available for this phrase in our next update.