27.2 Change of word order in a phrase to emphasis something |
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Even though in both languages (English and German) something is stressed when putting it in the beginning of the phrase, there is a big difference in the position of the elements in a phrase. In both versions in English the subject is in front of the verb. But in German it is not. If a German phrase starts with a direct object, an indirect object, an adverbial qualification or and adverb, the subject goes behind the verb. In other words there is the inversion of the position of the elements. To be a bit more precise the subject goes behind the first conjugated verb. In general the meaning of a sentence is different depending on whether the phrase starts with an object or an adverbial qualification etc.. The condition when using a phrase that starts with a direct object is different from the condition when the phrase starts with a subject. Nevertheless the differences in meaning are the same no matter whether it's English or German. There should not be any problem for you to understand the differences in meaning of the following sentences.
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