german_sentence_structure Flashcards

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The German sentence structure

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die deutsche Satzstruktur

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The conjugated verb goes in the second position : I drive to Blantyre

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Ich fahre nach Blantyre
Ich is the subject
Fahren (to drive / to ride) is the verb

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We go home

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Wir gehen nach Hause
The verb changes according to the subject

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I have to learn German

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Ich muss Deutsch lernen
The verb is müssen which means ( have to/ must ) modal verb
The second verb lernen which means (to learn) goes at the end and is not conjugated

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Then we go home

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Damn gehen wir nach Hause

In english it’s always subject + verb + object but in German just know that the conjugated verb goes in the second position no matter the structure.

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First I have to learn German

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Zuerst muss ich Deutsch lernen

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Next week I drive to Blantyre

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Nächste Woche fahre ich nach Blantyre
It’s important to note that the conjugated verb is always in the second position not the second word.

In this word Nächste Woche is an adverb of time and the words belong together in one position.

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Today we learn German

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Heute wir lernen Deutsch, Richtig oder falsche?

Falsche

Heute lernen wir Deutsch

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I want to eat an ice-cream

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Ich wollen essen ein Eis, Richtig oder falsche?

Falsche

Ich will ein Eis essen

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