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Word Order in German Subordiante Clauses

Word Order in German Subordiante Clauses. Mr. David Schwarzbauer VIS - Vienna International School, German Department. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses. We have already had a look at the word order in German main clauses: The finite verb is on the second position. Ich lebe in Wien.

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Word Order in German Subordiante Clauses

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  1. Word Order in German Subordiante Clauses • Mr. David Schwarzbauer • VIS - Vienna International School, German Department

  2. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses We have already had a look at the word order in German main clauses: The finite verb is on the second position. Ich lebe in Wien.

  3. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses We have already had a look at the word order in German main clauses: The finite verb is on the second position. Ich lebe in Wien.

  4. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses This is also true when you conjoin two main clauses - with the conjunction aber (but), denn (as - meaning “because”), oder (or), und (and). The finite verb is still on the second position - like in English: Ich lebe in Wien. Ich bin in Graz geboren.Ich lebe in Wien aber ich bin in Graz geboren. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich arbeite hier.Ich lebe in Wien denn ich arbeite hier. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich lebe in Graz.Ich lebe in Wien oder ich lebe in Graz. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich liebe Wien.Ich lebe in Wien und ich liebe Wien. (main clause + main clause)

  5. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses This is also true when you conjoin two main clauses - with the conjunction aber (but), denn (as - meaning “because”), oder (or), und (and). The finite verb is still on the second position - like in English: Ich lebe in Wien. Ich bin in Graz geboren.Ich lebe in Wien aber ich bin in Graz geboren. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich arbeite hier.Ich lebe in Wien denn ich arbeite hier. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich lebe in Graz.Ich lebe in Wien oder ich lebe in Graz. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich liebe Wien.Ich lebe in Wien und ich liebe Wien. (main clause + main clause)

  6. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses This is also true when you conjoin two main clauses - with the conjunction aber (but), denn (as - meaning “because”), oder (or), und (and). The finite verb is still on the second position - like in English: Ich lebe in Wien. Ich bin in Graz geboren.Ich lebe in Wien aber ich bin in Graz geboren. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich arbeite hier.Ich lebe in Wien denn ich arbeite hier. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich lebe in Graz.Ich lebe in Wien oder ich lebe in Graz. (main clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Ich liebe Wien.Ich lebe in Wien und ich liebe Wien. (main clause + main clause)

  7. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses Beside main clauses, however, a lot of sentences have subordinate clauses. These are parts of the sentence that are always linked to a main clause because they wouldn’t make sense on their own: When he goes shopping...After I had a shower...Because we are lazy...

  8. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses Beside main clauses, however, a lot of sentences have subordinate clauses. These are parts of the sentence that are always linked to a main clause because they wouldn’t make sense on their own: When he goes shoppinghe always buys sweets.After I had a showerI dried my hair.Because we are lazywe never do our homework.

  9. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses If you conjoin a main clause and a subodinate clause - with the conjunctions wenn (if, when), weil (because), ob (if),... - the finite verb moves to the end of the clause - unlike in English: Ich lebe in Wien. Dort ist Sommer.Ich lebe in Wien, wenn dort Sommer ist. (main clause + subordinate clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Wien ist schön.Ich lebe in Wien, weil es dort schön ist. (main clause + subordinate clause) Du weißt es nicht. Ich lebe in Wien. Du weißt nicht, ob ich in Wien lebe. (main clause + subordinate clause)

  10. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses If you conjoin a main clause and a subodinate clause - with the conjunctions wenn (if, when), weil (because), ob (if),... - the finite verb moves to the end of the clause - unlike in English: Ich lebe in Wien. Dort ist Sommer.Ich lebe in Wien, wenn dort Sommer ist. (main clause + subordinate clause) Ich lebe in Wien. Wien ist schön.Ich lebe in Wien, weil es dort schön ist. (main clause + subordinate clause) Du weißt es nicht. Ich lebe in Wien. Du weißt nicht, ob ich in Wien lebe. (main clause + subordinate clause)

  11. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses If you conjoin a main clause and a subodinate clause - with the conjunctions wenn (if, when), weil (because), ob (if),... - the finiteverb moves to the end of the clause - unlike in English: Ich lebe in Wien. Dort ist Sommer.Ich lebe in Wien, wenn dort Sommer ist. (m.cl. + sub.cl.; finite verb on last pos.) Ich lebe in Wien. Wien ist schön.Ich lebe in Wien, weil es dort schön ist. (m.cl. + sub.cl.; finite verb on last pos.) Du weißt es nicht. Ich lebe in Wien. Du weißt nicht, ob ich in Wien lebe. (m.cl. + sub.cl.; finite verb on last pos.)

  12. Word Order in German Subordinate Clauses If the subordinate clause is at the beginning of a sentence and followed by a main clause, it goes like this: Ich lebe in Wien, wenn dort Sommer ist. (main clause + subordinate clause)Wenn dort Sommer ist, lebe ich in Wien. (subordinate clause + main clause) Ich lebe in Wien, weil es dort schön ist. (main clause + subordinate clause)Weil es dort schön ist, lebe ich in Wien. (subordinate clause + main clause) Du weißt nicht, ob ich in Wien lebe. (main clause + subordinate clause)Ob ich in Wien lebe, weißt du nicht. (subordinate clause + main clause) If you write the subordinate clause first, the rule is: finite verb - comma - finite verb

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