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German for English Speakers

Sentence Structure

This lesson is coming soon.

What you’ll learn:

  • The V2 (verb-second) rule: in main clauses, the conjugated verb is always in the second position
  • How this differs from English’s Subject-Verb-Object order
  • Time-Manner-Place: when multiple details follow the verb, German orders them differently than English
  • Subordinate clauses: the verb jumps to the end (weil, dass, wenn, obwohl)
  • Questions: verb-first for yes/no questions, question word + verb for others
  • Why German word order feels like Yoda-speak at first — and how it becomes natural
  • Comparison to Mandarin: both languages have relatively flexible topic placement