Lesson 1: BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE
In simple sentences, the verb is placed second in the
sentence; it is very similar to English verbs.
A very simple sentence using the knowledge from both
tables is Ich mache, or ‘I make.”
Of course, subject-verb agreement is very important. Here are simple sentence patterns to follow:
Normal Word Order: the
subject is first, then the main verb, and the remaining elements of the
sentence
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1.) Subject—Verb
Example: Ich schreibe. (I
write/am writing.)
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2.) Subject—Verb—Direct
Object (DO)
Example: Ich schreibe
einen Brief. (I write/am writing a letter.)
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3.)
Subject—Verb—Indirect Object (IO)--DO
Example:
Ich schreibe ihm einen Brief. (I write/am writing him a letter.)
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4.) Subject—Modal………Infinitive
Example: Ich will Brief
schreiben. (I want to write a letter.)
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5.) Subject—Verb—Time—Place
Example: Sie will heute
ins Kino gehen. (She wants to go to the movies today.)
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Inverted Word Order:
an element other than the subject that takes the first place in a clause,
usually for style
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6.)
Time—Verb—Subject—Place
Example:
Heute geht er ins Kino. (Today he is going to the movies.)
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7.)
Prepositional phrase—verb—subject…
Example:
Ohne Geld kann ich nicht ins Kino gehen. (Without money, I
cannot go to the movies.)
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