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Jan 07, 2014 - 02:22 PM
I get decently confused with this too. They talk about this sentence structure in level 12 of German 2. I believe they stated the opposite, that when a word order starts with a preposition it tends to go last. A more simplified sentence structure than yours would be, "Ich fliege mit James nach Berlin um zehn Uhr morgens." I'm flying to Berlin with James at 10. I am glad you brought this up because it does tend to trip me up as well. Hopefully someone else can help clarify.
Jan 07, 2014 - 02:37 PM
"Sind Sie gestern um zehn Uhr zwanzig nach Berlin oder nach Köln gefahren?" Was doing the flashcards and came across this one. I'm pretty sure the time comes first on this one because the destination usually comes at the end of the sentence????
Jan 08, 2014 - 04:03 AM
It is my understanding that when stating a specific time like heute, jetzt, or um vier Uhr it goes in the front after the conjugated verb. However for a time range in the von...bis... format, or von... or bis... alone, it is placed at the end of the statement.
Jan 09, 2014 - 06:38 AM
The general rule is: Time - manner - place - direct object. So your answer was almost correct, James. What you were missing was to write the word "Uhr" after "drei".
So you were completely on the right track. You're doing great, so keep it up.
So you were completely on the right track. You're doing great, so keep it up.