Reversed word order in German examples. Word order in an interrogative sentence. Simple uncommon sentence in German

After we have looked at the conjugation of verbs in the present tense, let's try to make a simple sentence - i.e. a sentence with one base (subject and predicate).

The subject denotes the subject of the action and answers the questions “who?”, “what?”, the predicate, as a rule, denotes the action and answers the question “what does it do?”. Let's look at different types of sentences: declarative, negative, interrogative and motivating.

Declarative sentence

A narrative sentence is a sentence that tells about some event, phenomenon or fact. Information in a declarative sentence can be affirmed or refuted, in which case the declarative sentence is considered negative.

So, the word order in a German sentence is usually direct, which means that the subject comes first (who does?), and then the predicate (what does?). For example: Ich (who?) wohne (what is doing?) in Berlin. — I live in Berlin.

In Russian, word order is free, but in German it is fixed, which means that each part of a sentence has its own place.

Remember, the verb in a declarative German sentence Always is in second place.

For example: I lerne Deutsch. — I'm learning German.

Let's give a few more examples. Don't forget about personal verb endings!

Ich esse Brot. - I eat bread.
Wir spielen Tennis. — We are playing tennis.
Er spielt Klavier. — He plays the piano.
Sie kommt morgen. - She comes tomorrow.

In addition to direct word order in a declarative sentence, reverse word order is also possible. Read the examples carefully:

Ich gehe ins Theater heute. — I'm going to the theater today.
Heute gehe ich ins Theater. — Today I’m going to the theater.
Ins Theater gehe ich heute. — I’m going to the theater today.

As you can see, in the first sentence there is a direct word order, in the other two - the reverse. Secondary members of the sentence (in this case - heute, ins Theater) can come first in the sentence. Verb Always stands on second.

Interrogative sentence

There are several types of interrogative sentences - with a question word (special) and without (general). A general question implies a yes or no answer, a special question requires a specific answer - where, when, under what circumstances, etc.

An interrogative sentence without a question word begins with a verb. For example:

Horst du? - Do you hear?
Bist du 18? -Are you eighteen?
Spielt sie Fußball? — Does she play football?

Interrogative sentences with a question word begin with a question word. For example:

Wer ist er? - Who is he?
Wo wohnst du? - Where do you live?
Wie heißen Sie? - What is your name?

There are few question words in German. Here they are:

Wer who
Was that
Wie how
Wann when
Wo where
Whoa where
Woher from (about country or origin)
Warum why
Wofür for what
Welcher (welche, welches; plural - welche) which, which, which; plural - which ones
Wie viel how much

In addition to general and special questions, the German language also has alternative questions - they are asked using the word oder - or. For example: Gehst du Fußball spielen oder gehst du nicht? Are you going to play football or not? Oder can also come at the end of a sentence and be separated by a comma. This does not affect the word order in the question. For example: Gehst du Fußball spielen, oder?

The second option is very often used in colloquial speech because it is very simple and convenient.

Negative sentence

A negative sentence is a declarative sentence in which some information is refuted. Negation is constructed using the negative particle nicht. If this particle is at the end of a sentence, then you are denying the entire sentence.

For example:

Ich gehe ins Theater nicht. - I'm not going to the theater.
Er wohnt in England nicht. - He doesn't live in England.

If you want to refute only part of the sentence, the particle nicht must be placed before the negated part. Here's an example:

Ich gehe nicht ins Kino. - I'm not going to the cinema.

Er wohnt nicht in England. - He does not live in England.

Incentive offer

The main purpose of an incentive offer is to encourage action. Incentive sentences begin with a verb and are constructed as follows:

Sagen Sie bitte! - Tell me please!

Geh mit mir! - Come with me!

We will look at the rules for forming incentive sentences in more detail over the course of several lessons. In the meantime, try to do a few simple exercises.

Lesson assignments

Exercise 1. Put the words in the correct order to make a declarative sentence.

  1. gehe/ich/ins Kino
  2. Sie/Milch/kauft
  3. spielen/wir/zusammen
  4. bin/Anna/ich
  5. er/Tom/heißt
  6. in Russland/wir/wohnen

Exercise 2. Make up questions for the sentences from Exercise 1.

Exercise 3. Make up negative sentences.

  1. Ich liebe dich.
  2. Sie trinkt Tee.
  3. Wir sprechen Deutsch.
  4. Er spielt Basketball.
  5. Du bist stark.
  6. Ich tanze germen.

Answer 1:

  1. Ich gehe ins Kino.
  2. Sie kauft Milch.
  3. Wir spielen zusammen.
  4. Ich bin Anna.
  5. Er heißt Tom.
  6. Wir wohnen in Russia
  1. Gehst du ins Kino?
  2. Kauft sie Milch?
  3. Spielen wir zusammen?
  4. Bist du Anna?
  5. Heißt er Tom?
  6. Wohnen wir in Russland?
  1. Ich liebe dich nicht.
  2. Sie trinkt tee nicht.
  3. Wir sprechen Deutsch nicht.
  4. Er spielt Basketball nicht.
  5. Du bist stark nicht.
  6. Ich tanze germn nicht.

The original, neutral (without additional shades of meaning) word order in an affirmative (not interrogative or imperative) German sentence is - direct, as in Russian: first it is indicated who is doing - the subject, and then what is doing - the predicate:

Ich suche eine Wohnung. - I(subject, doer) looking for(predicate, action) apartment.

However, if you ask about something, then the word order in German, unlike Russian, should change to back(subject and predicate, doer and action change places):

Suchen Sie eine Wohnung? – Are you looking for an apartment?(Verbatim: Are you looking for an apartment?)

Was suchst du? -What are you looking for?(Verbatim: What are you looking for?)


You can also ask the question like this:

Sie suchen eine Wohnung. Stimmt das? Nicht (wahr)? Oder? – You are looking for an apartment. Is that so? Isn't it true? Or (how)?

That is, first a statement, then a question. Then the word order, of course, does not change. Sometimes, in colloquial language, the additional question may be omitted:

Sie suchen eine Wohnung? (implied: Nicht wahr?)

In this case, the questioner expects a positive answer.


The subject and predicate (doer and action) are the main members of the sentence, its backbone. If you want to put something else at the beginning of the sentence, some other, minor, member of the sentence, then the word order will also be reversed. Compare:

Ich gehe heute ins Kino. – I’m going to the cinema today.

Heute gehe ich ins Kino. – Today I’m going to the cinema.

Ins Kino gehe ich heute. – I’m going to the cinema today.

Please note: the verb in a declarative sentence is always in second position - like an anchor around which everything else floats. (But second position does not mean it is the second word in the sentence - see last example.)

If there are two verbs or a compound verb form in a sentence, then the conjugated (varying by person) element appears at the beginning (more precisely, in the second position), and the unvarying element goes to the end of the sentence. It looks like this verb frame, inside of which is everything else, the filling:

Ich will heute ins Kino gehen. – I want to go to the cinema today.

In diesem Club lernt er viele interessante Leute Kennen. – In this club he meets many interesting people. (kennen lernen)

Ich rufe Sie morgen an. - I'll call you tomorrow. (anrufen)

Sie hat den ganzen Tag nichts gemacht. “She didn’t do anything all day.”


In addition, there is also a special word order - for subordinate clauses. Compare:

Er kommt heute spät nach Hause. - He will come home late today.

Ich weiß, dass er heute spat nach Hause kommt. – I know he’s late home today will come.

Ich weiß nicht, ob er heute nach Hause kommt.– I don’t know if he will come home today.

Here are two sentences separated by a comma (each has its own subject and its own predicate, that is, its own backbone, its own basis). I know- the main sentence, the second sentence complements it, explains it - is its subordinate clause ( I know - what?...) Subordinate clauses are characterized by a special word order. First comes the word that introduces the subordinate clause, which makes it a subordinate clause. In our examples these are words dass…What… And ob..., corresponding to Russian ...whether.... Then immediately comes the subject (doer). Try to pronounce the introductory word and the figure together, without pausing, so as not to get confused in the order of the words. The predicate goes to the very end of the sentence. Everything else (the minor members of the sentence - the “filling”) is placed in the frame between the actor and the action. It turns out something like a sandwich. This is only in the subordinate clause! Usually the subject and the predicate cannot be separated by anything, they only revolve around each other ( direct and reverse order). In German you cannot say: I Today I'm coming to the cinema, but you can only I'm coming at the cinema today or Today I'm coming to the cinema.


And finally, the subordinate clause can also appear at the beginning, before the main one:

About er heute nach Hause kommt, weiß ich nicht. – I don’t know whether he will come home today.

Warum er heute spät nach Hause kommt, weiß ich nicht. “I don’t know why he’ll come home late today.”

Compare:

Das weiß ich nicht. - I don’t know that.

In the main sentence, the word order is reversed - for the reason that there is something in front, something secondary. This secondary element can be either a single word or an entire subordinate clause.


Also pay attention to how question words turn into introductory words of subordinate clauses, and how this changes the order of words after them:

Warum kommt er heute spät nach Hause?

Ich weiß nicht, warum er heute spat nach Hause kommt.

Wissen Sie, warum er heute spat nach Hause kommt?

If the subordinate clause has a compound verb form, then its most important, conjugated element will go to the end of the sentence:

Ich glaube, dass er heute spät nach Hause kommen will. - I think it’s too late for him to come home today wants.

Ich glaube, dass sie den ganzen Tag nichts gemacht hat. “I guess she didn’t do anything all day.”

In order to clearly and concisely express your thoughts orally or in writing, it is not enough to master such grammatical norms as verb conjugation, case inflection of nouns and adjectives, etc. A German sentence has a clearly organized structure, which at the initial stage of learning may not be clear to non-German speakers.

Before proceeding with the grammatically correct construction of any sentence, it is necessary to determine what the speaker wants to say, that is what sentence will be according to the purpose of the statement:

Narrative– conveys available information to the interlocutor;

Interrogative– the sentence asks a question in order to obtain some information;

Incentive– contains a call from the interlocutor to perform an action.

To clearly understand the structure of a German sentence, the residents of Germany themselves compare it with an orchestra in which conductor is predicate verb. He “sets the tone” for each instrument in the orchestra - a member of the sentence.

In a declarative simple sentence predicate verb always worth in 2nd position. But what comes before it is not at all important. This there doesn't have to be a subject, expressed by a noun or pronoun. To 1st place can be supplied and minor members.

For example:

If used in a sentence compound predicate, then to 2nd place must be placed its changeable part, and its unchangeable part is sent to the end.

There are such variants of the compound predicate:

1. So to speak Modal predicate (this means >> modal verb + semantic).

For example,

  • Wir können heute arbeiten. - We can work today.

! können, can - modal verb./ arbeiten, to work is a semantic verb. !

2. Temporary form(auxiliary verb + semantic).

For example,

  • Ich habe zwei Jahre Deutsch gelern. — I studied German for 2 years.

! haben- auxiliary verb / lernen- semantic verb. !

3. Infinitive construction (verb + verb/infinitive with particle zu or otherwise compound infinitive).

For example,

  • Frau Horst beginnt zu sprechen. Mrs. Horst begins to speak.

! beginnen- verb / zu sprechen- infinitive with particle zu!

  • Ich verpreche zu kommen. I promise to come.

! verpreche - verb /zu commen- infinitive with particle zu!

4. Verb phrases(established bundles of words, where there is a verb and a part related to it).

For example,

Ich Weiß Bescheid. - I am aware of the matter/informed.

! Bescheid wissen- verb phrase!

Frauen legen mehr Wert auf Vertrauen und Loyalität als Männer. — Women place more importance on trust and loyalty than men. / Women value trust and loyalty more than men.

! Wert legen- verb phrase!

5. Verb with a separable prefix.

For example,

Dominic mast die Augen zu. — Dominic closes his eyes.

! zu machen - to close- verb with a separate attachment!

It is worth mentioning separately about those parts of speech that are located between the components of a complex predicate.

This part of the sentence in German sounds like Mittelfeld. The words in this segment cannot be arranged in any way; they also obey certain rules:

Pronouns are always placed before nouns, no matter what case they are in.

For example:

  • Linda hat ihm mein Auto geliehen! — Linda lent him my car!
  • Helga hat mir diese Uhr geschenkt. — Helga gave me this watch.

Several nouns following one after another are arranged according to cases - Nominativ, Dativ, Akkusativ, Genetiv.

For example:

  • Heute hat meine Mutter (Nom.) mir (Dat.) etwas besonderes (A) gekauft. — Today my mother bought me something special.

Several pronouns in a row are also arranged according to cases: Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ.

For example:

  • Heute hat sie(N) es(A) mir (D) gekauft. — Today she bought this for me.

Such a part of a sentence as a circumstance in the German text is located according to the rule TEKAMOLO. What does it mean? TE (or temporal) means time, KA (or kausal) is the cause, MO (or modal) means the manner of action, LO (or lokal) is the place. In other words, first the circumstances will be named that answer the questions “how long/when/how often?”, then – for what reason?/why?, the next place – how?/how?, and the final position – where?/where? /from where?.

For example:

  • Wir fahren morgen ( temporal) mit dem Zug ( modal) nach Frankreich ( local). — Tomorrow we will go by train to France.
  • Sven wurde gestern ( T.E.) wegen einer Infektion ( K.A.) schnell ( M.O.) ins Krankenhaus ( L.O.) gebracht. — Yesterday Sven was quickly rushed to the hospital due to an infection.

Nouns used with definite articles are placed before nouns with articles in a simple declarative sentence. ein, eine.

For example:

  • Ich habe dem Sohn meiner Tante ein Hemd gekauft. — I bought a shirt for my aunt’s son.
  • Kimmi hat den Eltern ein neues Café empfohlen. — Kimmy recommended a new cafe to her parents.

An indirect object, consisting of an object and a preposition, is placed before a direct object, requiring Dativ and Akkusativ.

For example:

  • Die Mutter hat ihrer Tochter (D) ein neues Kleid (A) aus Baumwolle (Präposition/preposition + D) genäht. — Mom sewed a cotton dress for her daughter.

Circumstances, if any, are usually placed between the additions.

For example:

Du musst dir unbedingt diese serie anschauen! - You should definitely watch this series!

Ich danke Ihnen herzlich für Ihre Glückwünsche, juhuuu! - I sincerely thank you for your congratulations, yuuuu!

When studying the question of the structure of a German sentence, one cannot help but touch upon the construction of a complex sentence.

Complex sentence and its structure

A sentence consisting of two or more stems (subject + predicate) is called complex. In German, as in Russian, such sentences are divided into two types:

Compounds, in which simple sentences are connected by conjunctions aber and und. The arrangement of words in them is traditional;

For example:

Ich fliege nach Spanien und meine Kinder bleiben zu Hause (natürlich mit Oma haha). — I'm flying to Spain, and my children are staying at home (with their grandmother, of course, haha).

Ich habe Magdalena eingeladen, aber sie ist nicht gekommen. — I invited Magdalena, but she didn’t come.

Complex subordinates - consisting of 2 parts: main - Hauptsatz, and subordinate – Nebensatz. In the main part, the arrangement of words should be straight. As for the subordinate part, it has a reverse word order - the verb is placed at the end.

For example:

Markuss ist nicht zu meiner Geburtstagsparty gekommen, obwohl ich ihn eingeladen habe (verb at the end).— Marcus didn’t come to my birthday, even though I invited him.

2. Interrogative sentence

Question sentences in German speech are divided into two categories:

General— imply a specific “yes/no” answer;

Special , in the structure of which there must be a question word.

On a general issue The inflected part of the predicate verb should be in the 1st position, the subject in the 2nd position, then the remaining members of the sentence. If the predicate is complex, its unchangeable part is placed at the end of the question.

For example:

Kommt Helena Morgen? — Will Helena come tomorrow?

Magst Du Heine nicht? -You don't like Heine?

Hat Erik dir mein Buch gegeben? — Eric gave you my book?

Special interrogative sentences start with question words. The second position in the structure is occupied by the predicate, designated by the verb, followed by the subject (noun or pronoun) and all remaining minor members.

For example:

Wann hat Erik dir mein Buch gegeben? — When Eric gave you my book?

Wem gehört diese Kaffeetasse? — Whose belongs to this coffee cup?

Warum commst du so früh? — Why are you coming so early?

3. Incentive offer

The purpose of uttering an incentive sentence is a call to perform some action. As a rule, in German, incentive sentences are formulated in the Imperativ mood. A peculiarity of the structure is the fact that the predicate-verb is placed in the 1st position, and at the end, instead of a period, an exclamation mark is placed. When pronounced, the exclamation is highlighted by voice. There may be no subject in this type of sentence. If it exists, it is placed after the predicate.

For example:

Komm! - Come!

Schließ bitte die Tür! - Please close the door!

Zeig mir bitte das Foto! - Show me the photo, please!

That's all for now 😉

In a German sentence, words do not appear in any form, but occupy a specific place. Germans love order in everything and pay close attention to the order of words in their sentences.
This is one of the basic rules of German grammar.

1. Simple declarative sentence

1.1 Verb in a sentence

Verb in a simple declarative sentence can only stand on second place, if there is only one in the sentence, i.e. simple predicate verb.

Robert hört am Morgen Music.
Robert listens to music in the morning.

Am Morgen hört Robert Musik.
Robert listens to music in the morning.

1.1.2 Verb with separable prefixes in a sentence

The German verb has detachable(always stressed) and inseparable (without emphasis) prefixes.

  • 8 permanent attachments: be-,ge-,er-,ver-,zer-,emp-,ent-,miss .

♦ Separable prefixes are placed at the end of the sentence. As a rule, the stress in a German word falls on the first syllable.

Anton steht jeden Tag um 6 Uhr auf .
Anton gets up every day at 6 o'clock.

Vera kauft mit Tanja ein .
Faith makes purchases(shopping) with Tanya.

1.1.3 Modal verbs in a sentence

Modal verbs (can, want, must, allowed, etc.) are always on second place. They are conjugated (changed according to faces). At the end of the sentence there is infinitive(infinitive).

Er kann heute nicht commen. —He can't come today.

Ich möchte bitte bezalen.I would like to pay/settle.

Sie darf heute ins Disko gehen. — She was allowed to go to the disco.

1.1.4 Perfect in a sentence

perfect - This is the past spoken tense.

♦ Formed with an auxiliary verb sein(to be) or haben(to have) which always stand on second place and are conjugated, and at the end of the sentence there is Partizip2 .

Partizip2 formed using a prefix ge + verb root + en/t

Ich bin spat ge comm en. - I came late.

Ich habe das Fenster auf gemach t. — I opened the window.

◊ Verb sein used With verbs of motion, state changes

Er ist mit dem Bus gefahren. —He left by bus.

And also, with the following verbs: sein, werden, begegnen, gelingen, geschehen, bleiben, passieren .

Was ist passiert? - What's happened?

◊ Verb haben- with everyone else.

Ich habe das Buch gelesen. —I read the book.

♦Auxiliary verbs sein/haben are not translated, but only indicate that this is the past colloquial tense.

2. Incentive offers

express a request, order, etc.

Entschuldigen Sie! - Sorry!
Gehen Sie! - Go!
Fahre! - Go!
Mache das Fenster auf! - Open the window!

The verb is in 1st place in the incentive sentence.

3. Interrogative sentences

Was brauchen wir? Salz
What do we need? Salt
Brauchen wir Salz? ja/nein
Do we need salt? Not really
Haben Sie keinen Tee? Doch/Nein
Don't you have tea?

Doch is a positive answer to the negative in the question (we have).

The verb comes in 2nd place if the question begins with a question word.

By asking a question with a verb, we get an answer Not really.

The most frequently used question words:

Who? Wer? Wer Kommt aus Spanien? Ich komme aus Spanien.
How? Wie? Wie heißen Sie? Ich heiße Olga.
Where? Woher? Woher kommst du ? Ich komme aus Russland.
What? Was? Was spriechst du ? Ich spreche Russisch.
Where? Wo? Wo Wohnen Sie? Ich wohne in Bonn.

4. Comparison sentences

Das Haus hat nach der Renovierung viel größer ausgesehen als vorher .
The house after renovation looked much larger than before.

♦ Comparison(als vorher) comes at the end of the sentence.

So, we figured out the verb.

Let's repeat:

If there is only one verb, then it always takes the honorable 2nd place.

If there are several verbs, Then

on Worth 2nd place auxiliary verb , which changes according to persons (conjugates),

and at the end of the sentence there may be:

  • or infinitive, if it acts as an auxiliary modal verb

Was kann ich machen? — What can I do?

  • or Partizip2(past participle)

Er hat das Buch gelesen. — He read the book.


5. Dativ and Akkusativ add-ons

Everything in the middle (complement) is subject to the following rules:

  • if two nouns act as additions, That noun in dative standing in front of noun in Akkusativ :

Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch. — I give the man a book.

  • pronoun costs before a noun: short before long:

Ich gebe ihm das Buch. — I give him the book.

  • if there are two pronouns, then Akkusativ standing in front of Dativ:

Ich gebe es ihm. - I give it to him.

  • time (when?) worth in front of the place(Where?):

Wir treffen uns am Freitag um 15 Uhr vor dem Bahnhof. — We will meet on Friday at 15 o'clock in front of the station.

In fact, we will talk here not just about forward and reverse word order (but about it too), today we will try to analyze many aspects of the German sentence.

Direct and reverse word order

What is it? In the German language, we cannot compose sentences as our soul pleases. It doesn’t work that way) There are special rules, we need to follow these rules. Let's start with the simplest thing: Direct word order

Direct word order:

  • In first place - subject
  • In second place - predicate
  • In third and subsequent places - everything else

Example: Ich fahre nach Hause. - I'm driving home.

In first place is the subject (who? - me)

In second place is the predicate (what am I doing? - food)

In third place is everything else (where? - home)

That's it, it's very simple

Reverse word order:

  • In the first place - some additional clause (usually these are adverbs (when? how? where?))
  • In second place - predicate(i.e. verb: what to do?)
  • In third place - subject(answers the questions who? what?)
  • In subsequent places - everything else

Example: Morgen fahre Ich nach House. - Tomorrow I will go home.

In the first place is the additional member of the sentence (when? - tomorrow)

In second place is the predicate (what will I do? - I’ll go)

In third place is the subject (who? - me)

In fourth place is everything else (where? - home)

Why is reverse word order needed? In our opinion, it embellishes speech. Speaking using only direct word order is boring. So use different designs.

TEKAMOLO Rule

What kind of rule is this? And I’ll tell you: “It’s a very cool rule!” We have dealt with the direct and reverse order of words, and then what? Let's read and understand!

First, let's figure out what these letters mean.

T.E. KA MO LO

  • TE – temporal – time – when?
  • KA – kausal – reason – for what reason? For what?
  • MO – modal – mode of action – how? on what? how?
  • LO – lokal – place – where? Where?

Sometimes this rule is also called KOZAKAKU in Russian. The Russian version is compiled according to the first letters of the questions.

  • KO – when?
  • FOR – why?
  • KA - how?
  • KU – where?

Great, we figured out what these letters mean! Now what do we need them for? So, if, for example, we are composing a large sentence that does not consist of two or three words, then this rule will be very useful to us! Let us consider with you the direct word order and the following sentence: I will go to Berlin by train tomorrow in connection with the exam.

We know that the direct order of words is: first the subject, then the predicate and everything else. But we have a lot of everything else here, and it is by this rule that we will arrange everything correctly with you.

  • I will go to Berlin by train tomorrow due to an exam.
  • Ich fahre- the first step has been taken

Ich fahre morgen (time – when?) wegen der Prüfung (reason - for what reason? why?) mit dem Zug (mode of action - how? in what way?) early Berlin (place - where?).

This is how the proposal will sound. Remember this rule, and everything will be okay. Of course, a sentence, for example, can only contain time and place: I will go to Berlin tomorrow. Then what should we do? Just skip the rest of the points.

  • I'll go to Berlin tomorrow.
  • Ich fahre morgen early Berlin .

Known and unknown in Akkusativ

Let's move on to the next point. I called it: the known and the unknown. We know that in German there are definite and indefinite articles. Definite articles are known. Indefinite articles are the unknown. And here we also have a rule!

  • If the offer contains a word with a definite article in the accusative case, then it's worth it before "TIME"

Example: I will buy this chain tomorrow in Berlin (by the word “this” we can understand that we are talking about a specific item).

  • Ich kaufe die Kette morgen in Berlin.

We put the word “die Kette” in front of the time, and then the word order follows the TEKAMOLO rule.

  • If the offer contains a word with an indefinite article in the Accusative case, then it comes after “PLACE”

Example: I will buy some chain tomorrow in Berlin (by the word “some” we can understand that we are talking about a non-specific item).

  • Ich kaufe morgen in Berlin eine Kette.

We put the word “eine Kette” after the place.

Pronouns

And we all also sort out the word order in a German sentence. The next point is where to put the pronouns? Let's go find out! Here you need to remember only one thing - as a rule, pronouns come closer to the beginning of the sentence ! That is, if we have a pronoun in a sentence, then we will put it immediately after the verb.

Example: I'll buy you some chain tomorrow in Berlin.

  • Ich kaufe dir morgen in Berlin eine Kette.

Example: I'll buy you this chain tomorrow in Berlin.

  • Ich kaufe dir die Kette morgen in Berlin.

This was basic information on word order in a sentence! I wish you success in learning German!

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