![]() If there is no object in the sentence, the adverb comes after the conjugated verb (or the reflexive pronoun (mich, dich, sich …).Įxample: Sie sitzen gemeinsam.This means that if the accusative object is a pronoun, the adverb comes after.Įxample: Sie hat heute einen Blumenstrauß gekauft. Adverbs cannot come directly before personal pronouns.She gave her friend a bunch of flowers today. accusative object: einen Blumenstrauß Sie hat ihrer Freundin heute einen Blumenstrauß geschenkt. Adverbs come before an accusative object but after a dative objectĮxample: Sie hat heute einen Blumenstrauß gekauft.When the adverb comes in the middle of a sentence, we have to bear in mind the following: When the adverb comes at the very beginning of the sentence, the verb comes next, not the subject. Where we place the adverb affects the word order in the sentence. German adverbs can occupy two possible positions in a sentence: at the beginning or in the middle. Where do German adverbs come in a sentence? We have to use dahin/dorthin when we express a movement (= to there). Example: Sie trifft sich dort/da mit ihrer Freundin. Example: Von da kann man den ganzen Park sehen. We use von (= from) before the adverb to show an origin or starting point. Example: Sie liebt es, schnell den Berg nach oben zu fahren. ![]() We can place nach (= towards/to) before an adverb to indicate a movement in this direction. ![]() In this case, they answer the question wohin? (where to?/in which direction?). aufwärts upwards, hinauf up, hinein into …). Typical adverbs of place include: außen outside, da there/here, dort there/over there, drinnen inside, fort away, hier here, hinten behind, irgendwo somewhere, links left, nebenan next to/near, nirgends/nirgendwo nowhere, überall everywhere, unten under, vorn in front/ahead… Movement & DirectionĬertain adverbs of place can also express movement and direction (e.g. They answer the question where? Example: Oben wartet Anna auf sie. Adverbs of place give information about a location. ![]()
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