Suppose I am building a modal sentence with a separable/trenbare verb. Does the verb at the end of the sentence still get separated ?
Is it "Ich muss gehen zurück"
Or "Ich muss zurückgehen" ?
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Sign up to join this communitySuppose I am building a modal sentence with a separable/trenbare verb. Does the verb at the end of the sentence still get separated ?
Is it "Ich muss gehen zurück"
Or "Ich muss zurückgehen" ?
The separable verb is only separated when it's used in second position in a main clause. In all other cases (last position in a subclause, as infinitive or participle) it's not separated. However, the past participle marker -ge- is inserted in between the prefix and the verb.
Ich gehe zurück.
Ich muss zurückgehen.
..., weil ich zurückgehe.
Ich bin zurückgegangen.
When modal verbs are used, the separable verbs stay intact:
E.g. Ich muss heimgehen.
When the separable verbs are used by themselves, they separate:
E.g. Ich komme heim.
Hope it helps.