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Verb position
In a German statement, the conjugated verb occupies the second element. Start with who, follow with what they do, then add the rest. An element can contain several words: “Meine Kollegin” still takes one position.
Who → verb → rest
Ich arbeite heute.
I am working today.
Meine Kollegin wohnt in Berlin.
My colleague lives in Berlin.
Source & sentence patterns
deutsch.info · main-clause word order
- Verb position
- Who → verb → rest
- Time first
- Time → verb → who → rest
- Modal verbs
- Who → modal → rest → infinitive
- Separable verbs
- Who → verb stem → rest → prefix
- Sentence brackets
- First element → conjugated verb → middle → final verb part
- The spoken past
- Who → haben / sein → rest → past participle