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Jul 26, 2015 - 10:27 PM
Hi Jeff k.
I'm not 100% sure since I'm not on session 18 yet but I agree with you, I believe fährst should go after du and the location "nach Berlin" should go at the end of the sentence.
I'm unsure if I'm just over analyzing things but Level 3 has been confidence shaker for me. I see things that I believe are errors/mistakes in the program but I'm so unsure of myself and start second guessing O.o
I'm curious to hear more insight to the question you posted.
Edited
Also what did the English translation have written? This might help as well
I'm not 100% sure since I'm not on session 18 yet but I agree with you, I believe fährst should go after du and the location "nach Berlin" should go at the end of the sentence.
I'm unsure if I'm just over analyzing things but Level 3 has been confidence shaker for me. I see things that I believe are errors/mistakes in the program but I'm so unsure of myself and start second guessing O.o
I'm curious to hear more insight to the question you posted.
Edited
Also what did the English translation have written? This might help as well
Jul 27, 2015 - 12:08 PM
I have only reached session 17 so far, and I'm not completely sure, but it sounds like it might have do with Hauptsätze and Nebensätze, because in a dependent clause the word order changes. Take a look on youtube for some German grammar videos about dependant and independent/ commanding and subordinate clauses.
Aug 01, 2015 - 08:00 PM
I just did the lesson, and this is brought up in the tutorial video after the conversation.
It seems that when asking a question if someone knows something, the conjugated verb goes at the end of the sentence.
We sometimes do this in English, but not all the time.
Zum Beispiel: "Weiß er wo meine Bürste ist?" = "Does he know where my brush is?" --- In both english and German the "Ist/is" goes to the end.
But in questions like "Weiß er, warum du nach Berlin fährst?" translate to "Does he know why you are going(driving) to Berlin?"
As you can see in English, we moved the verb up, closer to the beginning of the sentence, we do not do this in German and I believe that is because of what I stated in my last question. Just remember when asking Questions starting with "Wissen" to put the conjugated verb at the end.
In the tutorial they said they will get back to this structure in an upcoming lesson.
I hope this helps!
Mike.
It seems that when asking a question if someone knows something, the conjugated verb goes at the end of the sentence.
We sometimes do this in English, but not all the time.
Zum Beispiel: "Weiß er wo meine Bürste ist?" = "Does he know where my brush is?" --- In both english and German the "Ist/is" goes to the end.
But in questions like "Weiß er, warum du nach Berlin fährst?" translate to "Does he know why you are going(driving) to Berlin?"
As you can see in English, we moved the verb up, closer to the beginning of the sentence, we do not do this in German and I believe that is because of what I stated in my last question. Just remember when asking Questions starting with "Wissen" to put the conjugated verb at the end.
In the tutorial they said they will get back to this structure in an upcoming lesson.
I hope this helps!
Mike.
Aug 02, 2015 - 06:26 PM
Thanks Mike. Learning and understanding grammar is a significant challenge for me. I will re-watch the video again.
Aug 03, 2015 - 02:47 AM
I'm glad I could help Jeff. Grammar sure can be tricky when it comes to German and you need to review sometimes. Good luck, and have fun learning!