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Ich spiele gern Fussball

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I like to play soccer.

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Ich spiele lieber Hockey

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prefer to play hockey.

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Ich spiele am liebsten Tennis.

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I like to play tennis most of all.

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Ich spiele nicht gern Basketball.

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I don’t like to play Basketball.

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Ich habe Fussball gern.

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I like soccer.

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Ich habe Julia am liebsten.

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I like Julia most of all.

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Ich habe das Restaurant nicht gern.

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I don’t like the restaurant.

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Als ich ihn fand…

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When I found him..

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9
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Wenn er kommt…

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Whenever he comes…
If he comes…
When he comes…

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Ich weiß nicht, wann er kommt.

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I don’t know when (or at what time) he’s coming.

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Ich gehe morgen mit dem Bus in die Schule.

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  1. In most sentences, the order is subject - verb - time - manner - place.
    Ich gehe morgen mit dem Bus in die Schule. I’m going to school tomorrow by bus.
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Morgen gehe ich mit dem Bus in die Schule.

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  1. Sometimes another element begins a sentence instead of a subject. Then the verb is still in the second position, but the subject follows it.
    Morgen gehe ich mit dem Bus in die Schule. Tomorrow I’m going to school by bus.
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Ich will nach Hause gehen.

Ich habe dir geglaubt.

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  1. In sentences with more than one verb or with past participles, the conjugated verb remains in the normal position and the infinitive or past participle goes to the end of the sentence.
    Ich will nach Hause gehen. I want to go home.
    Ich habe dir geglaubt. I believed you.
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Kann ich jetzt gehen?

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  1. When asking questions, you can usually just invert the subject and verb.
    Kann ich jetzt gehen? Can I go now?
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Ich bleibe im Bett, wenn ich krank bin.

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I stay in bed when I am sick.

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Er ist immer müde, wenn er früh aufsteht.

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He is always tired when he gets up early.

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Er ist müde, wenn er früh aufstehen muss.

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He is tired when he must get up early.

18
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Wenn ich krank bin, bleibe ich im Bett.

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When I am sick, I stay in bed.

19
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Ich schenke meinem Bruder eine Krawatte.

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I give my brother a tie.

20
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Ich schenke sie meinem Bruder.

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I give it to my brother.

21
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doch

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yes, of course counteracts negative statement, used for persuasion, or implies something is obvious

22
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ja

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really emphasis

23
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denn

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well then indicates impatience, or adds emphasis to question

24
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gerade

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right now immediacy

25
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nur, bloß

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only, just

26
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mal

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sometime, someday used in suggestions, or softens commands

27
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Alles ist in Butter.

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Everything is fine. (Literally: Everything is in butter.)

28
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Er geht mit dem Kopf durch die Wand.

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He does as he pleases. (Literally: He goes with his head through the wall.)