Basic Word Order in German
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This video covers the pattern of normal word order in English (including sentences with one verb and sentences with two verbs) and the pattern of normal word order in German (with a comparison of like sentences), followed with numerous examples. The two rules taught are those associated with verb position (the first verb in the second position and the second verb in the final position) and the position of additional information in the sentence (time, manner, place).
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@MaamiEkuaMy head needed this! Danke!
@ilovecatman10This was so straightforward in the way my mind needed to comprehend. They say not to learn grammar before learning chunk phrases, but I have to go off some rule pattern to even memorize phrases. 10/10 video+channel. I struck gold finding this!
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Er .... komm(en )
Heute..... komm(en )
Ich ...... lauf(en )
Meine..... angekomm(en )
I guess the easiest thing Germans can do, is to write a poem.
Ich gehe am Samtag mit meinem Bruder zum Strand
Am Samtag gehe ich mit meinem Bruder zum Strand
Mit meinem Bruder gehen wir am Samtag zum Strand.
very helpful thank u!
@SamHaynesTheMuleAfter watching this video I am still confused about this example from the German podcast I'm listening to (Coffee Break German).
Ich komme aus den USA, aber jetzt wohne ich in Wien.
Why does "ich" come after wohne? How does "aber jetzt" count as the first position?
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@bear_of_God14But I'll be honest. They still understand you. So it's really not a big deal.
@toothlesstitan.....And then put the verb first for a question........argh!
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@shiningfairy645Perfect explanation. My sincere thank you from a Brazilian learning German as its third language, because I work for a German company which still writes their code in German :D
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@luffy2040-7Why are you referencing English ? It’s irrelevant how English is formed when one is learning another language 😂😢
@patfar392So then the rule is.....in german, one cannot have two verbs side by side?
@EddyJean-claudeVery good
@liveurownlife.25The best video I've ever seen on German sentence structure.
@8hashirVery informative, thank you so much 😊
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@manofgod-r8xAre you sure about it? In case I need to say "Aber ich gehe am Samstag ... " - is it a must to move "gehe" to the second position after "Aber"? It looks like 2nd position for verb is not a must in every sentence. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
@somsomro187Clear, to the point and no useless talk.
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@Beyond_AttemptsOhh what my teacher cannt teach me u teach me bro salute for your simply explanation.
@neelbaristaThis is a very good video but one particular thing by way of addition only, and this is from someone who used to teach English composition, is that the word order, out of the practicalities of teaching foreigners, a simple version is taught; however, English word order is much more flexible than what is presented to students in such lessons; in particular, those who have German as their native language frequently are taught see see English word order with German like order rules, just in different locations, as what is done above. That way is acceptable, but it is one of numerous possibilities that puts English word order in a place nearly as flexible as fully inflected languages like Russian.
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@ahmedhussin5704ı want to ask something. Why in the sentence `ıch Will am samstag mit meinem Bruder zum stard gehen` it was GEHEN / Can someone pls explain
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@Landscaper777Xpim a spanish native speaker and im using english to learn german lol
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@EditaMullerova-j3ithe way he pronounces (the beach)...
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@LillianOtuokwuis there a reason why the first verb must come only in the second position?
@wdobniAs a non-native fluent English speaker, I must say that the word order in English is very natural. It just flows. German, however, is very strange and unnatural. I am just curios why that is.
@milansuvajac4476sry for the joke - did you mean German World Order
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@gxd4b1What happens if the two verbs are not one after the other as your examples, but say in this sentence 'I have to go home, because mothers needs me' do you still follow the German grammer rule of verbs and placing 'to need' at the end of the sentence. Your video, was very helpful as just started to learn German.
@patricowen-meehan4210I started to learn German in 1965. This is what we were taught from the very beginning.
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