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Deine Analyse des Satzes ist richtig, aber nicht, worum es dem Autor geht. Die Bezeichnungen beziehen sich auf den Basissatz Hans kauft Äpfel. Hier steht das Verb „kauft“ an zweiter Stelle. Der …

It’s an imperative, so the verb is in first position.

First of all, “weißt du” does not change the word order of the rest of the sentence, so let us remove it. Die Frage, wer von uns beiden die cooleren Eltern hat, hat sich für mich irgendwie erübrigt. …

Das Verb „vorstellen“ ist reflexiv, so dass es es hier ein „mir“ benötigt, weshalb der erste Satz falsch ist. Es muss also heißen: ..., mir vorzustellen, ... Formulieren wir das ganze weniger persön …

(b2) is correct for „also“ with the meaning of “hence”. (b1) is nearer to your English sentence. (a1) would not be said at all, (a2) has the same meaning as „Ich verstehe das so noch nicht.“ That is n …

I cannot give you any specific grammar rules, but maybe I can clarify the structure and some general principles. In German as in English, main clauses have Subject–verb–object order. I hear the ra …

There is no reason for the subject to come right after the verb. Indeed (1) 2003 hatten in der Schweiz ca. 42000 Skifahrer einen Unfall. and (2) 2003 hatten ca. 42000 Skifahrer in der Schwei …

To get this out of the way first: It should be sollten (Konjunktiv II). And wirksam does not really work. I am not quite sure what effectively is supposed to mean here, so I am going to stick to effek …

German allows for two different word orders for possession: Peters Brille die Brille Peters Note that in the first form, Peters replaces the definite article. For proper nouns, the first v …

Both sentences are correct. However, one would only use them if they somehow fit better into the rhythm of the narration then the variants with “und”.

Das liegt daran, dass "einer Sache Herr werden" (und in der Tat nicht "Herr einer Sache werden") zu einer feststehenden Wendung geworden ist. Für mich persönlich fühlt sich das "Herr" dabei gar nicht …

Your friend used a colloquial form of expressing that he will do it. Note that the second sentence also misses a subject, which is not normally possible in German. Regarding the word order, you can i …

Unfortunately, the "es" is just wrong. You are correct to say that instead of Brot fehlt. one can also say: Es fehlt Brot. However, the "es" hier is not really the subject, it is just a placeholde …

First, we have the problem in the sentence John gefällt Mary. that it is not clear whether John or Mary is the subject. Let us assume the former and switch to Er gefällt ihr. to make this …

Yes, you got the word order right. Since “trotz allem” occupies the first position, the finite verb follows it in second position. However, in German the “trotz allem” is not separated by a comma.