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Aug 23, 2020 - 01:02 PM
I meant to say subject, verb, and then time, manner, and place for most declaretives...
Aug 24, 2020 - 12:50 PM
Hi Tim,
Word order can be tricky in German since it can vary depending on the speaker's intention, situation etc. We introduce it little by little, then we dedicate a lot of time to it in Fluenz level 4, however it takes a lot of time and practice to manage it well.
In your examples several places are possible, with tiny nuances in meaning, for example you can say:
Und dann bin ich fertig (the verb always tends to be in second position)
Und ich bin dann fertig
Und ich bin fertig dann (a bit less natural)
For the second one, all three options are possible too, with some meaning nuances:
Die Gerichte sind dort gut und günstiger = The dishes are good and cheaper there
Same as: Die Gerichte sind gut und günstiger dort = The dishes are good and cheaper there (a bit less natural)
And you could also say: Die Gerichte dort sind gut und günstiger = The dishes there are good and cheaper (as in: those dishes there)
Word order can be tricky in German since it can vary depending on the speaker's intention, situation etc. We introduce it little by little, then we dedicate a lot of time to it in Fluenz level 4, however it takes a lot of time and practice to manage it well.
In your examples several places are possible, with tiny nuances in meaning, for example you can say:
Und dann bin ich fertig (the verb always tends to be in second position)
Und ich bin dann fertig
Und ich bin fertig dann (a bit less natural)
For the second one, all three options are possible too, with some meaning nuances:
Die Gerichte sind dort gut und günstiger = The dishes are good and cheaper there
Same as: Die Gerichte sind gut und günstiger dort = The dishes are good and cheaper there (a bit less natural)
And you could also say: Die Gerichte dort sind gut und günstiger = The dishes there are good and cheaper (as in: those dishes there)
