Du siehst nicht krank aus: word order in 2-verb structures with conjunctions
I can use word order 1 and 3 with two-verb structures when talking about the challenges of daily life for people with illnesses whose symptoms are often unseen.
Du siehst nicht krank aus: word order in 2-verb structures with conjunctions
I can use word order 1 and 3 with two-verb structures when talking about the challenges of daily life for people with illnesses whose symptoms are often unseen.
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Key learning points
- Some conjunctions trigger word order 3 and send the verb to the end of the clause.
- In two-verb structures with WO3, the finite verb, not past participle or infinitive, is sent to the end of the clause.
- Two-verb structures occur with modal verbs, the future tense with 'werden' and the perfect tense with 'haben' or 'sein'.
- Useful WO3 conjunctions include 'weil', 'dass', 'obwohl', 'solange', 'sobald' and 'falls'.
Keywords
Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
Two-verb structure - finite verb appears with a second verb, as infinitive or past participle at the end of the clause or sentence
Word order 1 (WO1) - subject - verb - object - the standard word order in a German sentence, e.g., 'Ich lerne Deutsch'
Word order 3 (WO3) - after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
Common misconception
Whenever two-verb structures are used, the second verb - the infinitive or the past participle - always goes to the end of the clause or sentence.
The second verb goes to the end with normal word order and WO1 conjunctions like 'und', 'aber', 'oder' and 'sondern'. But with WO3 conjunctions, the main or finite verb is sent to the end of the clause.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
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heaven, sky
federal government
sign
apartment / flat
government
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
moment
condition
mayor
majority
disability
to give (as a present)
to reach, to be enough
to hang
to develop
to expect
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