Basic Word Order in German

This video covers the pattern of normal word order in English (including sentences with one verb and sentences with two verbs) and the pattern of normal word order in German (with a comparison of like sentences), followed with numerous examples. The two rules taught are those associated with verb position (the first verb in the second position and the second verb in the final position) and the position of additional information in the sentence (time, manner, place).

[clancydowrca]

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[AjagoZadkeisrealaccount]

Quick Summary:
- The 1st verb always has to be in the second position
- 2nd verb goes at the end of the sentence
- The rest is mostly flexible (like English)

[nancyagrimes]

I have been working on German for a while and have used many different resources for that learning. Your explanations are by far the best test I have found. Thank you and I look forward to learning more German with you.

[DaisyDoesMath]

German is found by many, including myself, to be a very complex and challenging language, but this might just be the key to making it simple. I'm sure this has significantly aided myself and many other German beginners; so with that, thank you for your work.

[fvmssze]

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[vincentanno]

Hey, German here! Great video!
Basically the conjugated verb always comes at the second place while the infinitive (second) verb comes at the end :)

[davidward]

I am so thankful for an explanation of German Word Order that I can understand!

[bohuslav]

Thank you SO MUCH for explaining this! Duolingo paves right through this without explaining it at all and I started feeling like I was crazy because I went from getting everything right to getting everything wrong. Now I'm finally back on the right track, thanks to you!

[esper]

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[nicolawilliamsonphotograph]

Thanks for this easy to understand and straight to the point explanation. I have been learning on Duolingo and really been struggling with the word order as the app doesn't explain this so I've been getting frustrated. When looking for word orders online I've been inundated with complex terminology and information which has been overwhelming. This is exactly what I needed to know presented in a way that is easy to understand! Thank you :)

[dannyhaynes]

Your the only person that I can understand whilst learning! Thankyou so much. I have been looking for hours for someone that I can understand clearly, and this is perfect. I can’t wait for more videos!

[Imran-pirs]

You have a magical way to teach. The English-German comparison made it so easy to comprehend.
Thnx

[nwptk]

I’ve spent hours trying to wrap my head around this and your video has finally worked for my brain, Danke!

[layyinahbtariffjohor]

finally someone who doesn't spend the first 10 minutes re-teaching me english sentence construction and gets straight to the point

[versey]

This is the best explanation of German word order I have come across. I have been studying German for two years.

[fahdmelshamy]

i just wanna thank you for how simple you made it look, i have been struggling to build a sentence in germen and you made it very easy and clear and i appreciated a lot. thank you so much

[sgt.tristanwalker]

Omfg 😂 you are a straight up a gift from God I have spent thousands of hrs memorizing different orders per sentence then I found this 🙌🏻

[sandeshwarghade]

Great work with crystal clear explanation 🙌

[jyotsnaoberai]

Thank you!! I was struggling with this and found the best video! :)

[artifexdei]

The most clear visual representation and explanations with english grammar comparisons. That's so clever. Before I teach german I usually make sure they understand what's going on in an English sentence too. Video is too underrated. It's great! Vielen Dank! Hope you receive more views and subscriptions!

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