This video is the lesson for German Word Order: The Verb Goes Second in the free A1 course — with the grammar written out, vocabulary and exercises.
Learn the three German verb-position rules. In a main clause (Hauptsatz) the verb is in position two; after weil, dass, wenn or obwohl (a Nebensatz) it goes to the end; and in a yes/no question it jumps to position one. Clear examples for each case.
Ich lese ein Buch.
Heute lerne ich Deutsch.
Ich schlafe, weil ich müde bin.
Liest du?
Where does the verb go
Ich lese or weil ich lese
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Today we learn verb position
position two
end of sentence
When which Three simple rules
In a normal sentence — Hauptsatz — the verb is always position two
Lese is second
Position two means second place not second word
lerne ich
Heute is first lerne is second position
Always
Rule two
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