Is there a difference between the placement of gern after the verb and at the end of the sentence? I‘ve seen it done both ways and semantically, it is the same.
Examples
Ich schwimme gern im Meer.
Ich spiele meine Gitarre gern.
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Possible duplicate of What is the proper position of “gern”? or “gern” and “nicht gern” position– user9551Commented Dec 15, 2015 at 13:06
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1I feel the urge to close the first question linked as a dupe of this one.– JanCommented Dec 15, 2015 at 21:21
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If you want to be sure to do it correct, put it after the finite verb, because there are sentences where you can't put gern at the end, like:
Ich gehe gern schwimmen
But in sentences with only one verb, both ways are possible. But gern at the end doesn't sound very natural in most cases.
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I think you wanted to say "put it after the finite verb". "Schwimmen" is still a verb ;) The second sentence then should start with "In sentences with only a finite verb". But then also be careful. A sentence can consist of a subject and verb only, e.g. "Ich schwimme". When keeping the word order, "both ways" (after the verb and at the end of the sentence) result in the very same sentence, "Ich schwimme gern".– Em1Commented Dec 15, 2015 at 10:58