Word Order (Satzstellung)

Practice German word order rules: V2, inversion, Satzklammer, TeKaMoLo, and mehr.

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1

Choose the correct word order: ___ (Morgen / ich / gehe / ins Kino)

V2 rule: the conjugated verb is always in second position. When a time expression ('morgen') is first, the subject moves after the verb (inversion).

2

Fill in: Leider ___ er heute nicht kommen.

V2 rule: 'Leider' is in position 1, so the verb 'kann' must be in position 2, followed by the subject 'er'. Unfortunately, he can't come today.

3

Choose: Im Park ___ die Kinder gestern Fußball.

'Im Park' is in position 1 → the verb must be in position 2: 'spielten'. The subject 'die Kinder' follows. This is inversion after a non-subject first element.

4

Fill in: Gestern ___ ich einen alten Freund getroffen.

Perfekt tense with Satzklammer: the auxiliary 'habe' is in V2 position, and the past participle 'getroffen' goes to the end. Yesterday I met an old friend.

5

Choose: Wann ___ der Zug in München ___? (ankommen, separable)

Separable verbs form a Satzklammer: the conjugated part 'kommt' stays in V2, the prefix 'an' goes to the end. When does the train arrive in Munich?

6

Fill in: Er hat gestern das Buch ___.

In Perfekt, the past participle goes to the end (Satzklammer). Separable verbs form one word as a participle: 'zurückgegeben'.

7

Choose the correct order: Ich fahre ___ nach Berlin. (TeKaMoLo)

TeKaMoLo: Temporal (morgen) before Modal/Instrumental (mit dem Zug) before Lokal (nach Berlin). I'm going to Berlin tomorrow by train.

8

Fill in: Er kommt heute ___.

'Nicht' negates the verb and typically goes at the end when there's no specific element to negate. He's not coming today.

9

Choose: Ich gebe ___ morgen.

When both objects are pronouns, accusative comes before dative: 'es (acc.) ihm (dat.)'. When one is a noun: dative before accusative ('ihm das Buch').

10

Choose: Ich weiß, dass er morgen nach Berlin ___.

In subordinate clauses (dass, weil, ob...), the conjugated verb goes to the very end. 'Dass er morgen nach Berlin fährt.'