I have two sentences:
- Kannst du mein Mittagessen mir geben bitte?
- Kannst du mir bitte mein Mittagessen geben?
Are both grammatically correct? Is there any rule governing the positions in this question.
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Sign up to join this communityI have two sentences:
Are both grammatically correct? Is there any rule governing the positions in this question.
- Kannst du mir bitte mein Mittagessen geben?
This is the standard sentence when you want to ask someone to hand the lunch over to you.
- Kannst du mein Mittagessen mir geben, bitte?
(Notice the comma before bitte.)
This sentence is marked. The position of mir causes it to be stressed, so that you could imagine that the sentence goes on something like this:
Kannst du mein Mittagessen mir geben, bitte, anstatt es selber aufzuessen?