Wortstellung (Word Order) Deutsch III Notizen
VERB FIRST Commands Yes/No Questions Fahr schneller! Bleiben Sie hier. Scheint die Sonne heute? Hast du schon gegessen?
VERB SECOND Vast majority of sentences have the conjugated verb as the second item The first item can be: A single word Wir essen Hähnchen und Kartoffeln. A phrase In meiner Familie gibt es zwei Personen, zwei Katzen und einen Hund. A full clause Weil wir alle Hunger haben, essen wir ein Pizza.
VERB LAST A subject and a verb together make a “clause” 2 types of clauses = main clause & subordinate clause Main clause = full sentence; can stand by itself Mein Vater hat einen Wagen gemietet. Wir trinken Wasser. Subordinate clause = fragment; does not make a sentence by itself Weil unser Auto so klein ist… Wenn wir Durst haben…
VERB LAST In subordinate clauses in German, the conjugated verb goes last Subordinate clauses usually introduced by a subordinate conjunction Conjunction kicks conjugated verb to the end of the clause Doesn’t matter what tense the sentence is in Examples: Mein Vater hat einen Wagen gemietet, weil unser Auto so klein ist. Wenn wir Durst haben, trinken wir Wasser.
SUBORDNIATE CONJUNCTIONS Auf Deutsch Auf Englisch als when (in the past) wenn when (whenever) dass that weil because damit so that obwohl although da since; because während while; during ob whether
SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS Translate the following sentences: He may not listen to music while he does his homework. When I was 16 years old I went to Germany. I would like to know whether the car is black or red. She drinks water whenever she is thirsty. We are eating outside (draussen) although it is cold.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Auf Deutsch Auf Englisch und and aber but; however oder or denn because (not used as much as “weil”) sondern but rather (as in: “not this, but rather that” Join two clauses together Do NOT change the word order of either clause Example: Er ist alt, aber ich bin jung.