Nuts & Bolts of German: Word Order: More ways of changing it round

The conjugated verb, i.e. the verb whose ending has to correspond to the subject, is always the second element - although not necessarily the second word - in a statement, e.g.

 

 

conjugated verb

   
Am Samstag
gehen
sie
ins Restaurant "unsicht-Bar".
Ins Restaurant "unsicht-Bar"
gehen
sie
 am Samstag.
Sie
gehen
am Samstag
ins Restaurant "unsicht-Bar".

 

Rewrite the sentence below twice, each time putting emphasis on a different element of the sentence. Then press [Check] to see whether you got it right. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help. If you click on the [S] buttons, you will see the solutions.

 

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Jedes Wochenende besucht Lukas seine Eltern. [The sentence starts with the expression of time.]
. [The sentence starts with the subject.]
. [The sentence starts with the direct object.]
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Wörterbuch (LEO) Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS) Wörterbuch (Linguee) Wörterbuch (dict.cc Wörterbuch (PONS) Terminologie A - Z

 

Tip: If you don't belong to the lucky few who possess a photographic memory, write down what you learnt while doing this exercise.

     

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