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Short    Building Sentences, Word Order 12: Time and Place Start the Sentence
Read and listen to the examples below to memorize the patterns
Time and/or Place can also be put at the beginning of a sentence for a slight emphasis, and then the working verb will come before the subject, like in questions.
 time and/or place statement ... 
 ... working verb   subject  (time) (place) (object) (complement) (other verbs)
In Nederland is het vaak bewolkt click to hear In Holland it's often overcast
Het is vaak bewolkt in Nederland click to hear It's often overcast in Holland
Donderdag gaan we op vakantie click to hear Thursday we'll go on vacation
We gaan donderdag op vakantie click to hear 2 3 We'll go on vacation on Thursday
Vanmorgen scheen de zon click to hear This morning, the sun was shining
Vannacht heeft 't geregend click to hear Last night it [has] rained
In Kentucky is het gras blauw click to hear In Kentucky the grass is blue
Vroeger was alles beter click to hear In the past, everything was better
Vroeger was geluk heel gewoon click to hear 2 [In the past ...] Happiness used to be quite common
Om elf uur viel ik in slaap click to hear 2 At eleven I fell asleep
Vandaag eten we vis click to hear 2 Today we're [eating] having fish
Vrijdags eten we vaak vis click to hear 2 3 4 On Fridays we often [eat] have fish
In 't begin was er 't woord click to hear 2 3 In the beginning there was the word
In de hemel zijn alleen goede mensen click to hear There are only good people in heaven
In die tijd hadden we allemaal lang haar click to hear At that time all of us had long hair
Met m'n verjaardag blijf ik thuis click to hear 2 3 I'm staying home on my birthday
Onderweg drinken we een kopje koffie click to hear 2 We'll have a cup of coffee on the way
Gisteren heb ik Apocalypse Now  weer eens gezien click to hear Yesterday I've seen ... [another time] again
Morgen gaan we lijnen click to hear Tomorrow we'll start dieting
Morgen ga ik witlof maken click to hear Tomorrow I'll prepare Belgian endives
Morgen is er weer een dag click to hear 2 Tomorrow there'll be a new day
Morgen zal 't wel beter zijn click to hear 2 3 Tomorrow it will be better
Morgen om deze tijd is het allemaal voorbij click to hear 2 3 Tomorrow at this [time] hour it's all over
Gisteren heb ik een muurtje gemetseld in Renkum click to hear 2 3 Yesterday I put up a (small) brick wall in Renkum
Vandaag moet ik een boom omzagen in Heelsum click to hear 2 3 Today I have to cut down a tree in Heelsum
Gisteren heb ik Piet in Assen een cadeau gegeven click to hear 2 Yesterday in Assen I've given Piet a present
Volgende week ga ik Elly in Edam bloemen geven click to hear 2 Next week I'll give Elly flowers in Edam
Tegen die tijd is er wel een oplossing click to hear 2 3 By that time there will (certainly) be a solution
In het Nederlands zeggen we 'Gezondheid!' als iemand niest click to hear In Dutch we say  'Gezondheid!' click to hear when someone sneezes click to hear 2
"In het Paradijs spraken Adam en Eva Nederlands" click to hear 2 'In Paradise, Adam and Eve spoke Dutch'  (Goropius)
Nou begrijp ik 't click to hear 2 Now I understand (it)
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Gij zult niet stelen click to hear 'Thou shalt not steal'