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Word order in German sentences usually follows a regular pattern, just as in English - the subject, ie. the person or thing you're talking about, is followed by the verb.

But if you start a sentence with a time expression, the word order changes slightly.


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Es regnet morgen. It's going to rain tomorrow.
Wir machen morgen eine Wanderung. We're going hiking tomorrow.

The same happens when the sentence starts with a place expression.


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Im Sommer ist es oft heiß in München. It's often hot in the summer in Munich.

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Asking and talking about location


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