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Short    Building Sentences 12, Word Order 12: Time ad Place at the Start of 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)
Het is vaak bewolkt in Nederland click to hear It's often overcast in Holland
In Nederland is het vaak bewolkt click to hear In Holland it's often overcast
Donderdag gaan we op vakantie click to hear Thursday we'll go on vacation word order
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.
Hier is het warm, daar is het koud. click to hear 'Here it's warm, over there it's cold'
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
Hier zijn veel schepen vergaan click to hear 2 Many ships were wrecked, perished, lost here
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
Morgen gaan we lijnen click to hear Tomorrow we'll start dieting
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 in Edam I'll give Elly flowers.
Tegen die tijd is er wel een oplossing click to hear 2 3 By that time there will (sure) be a solution
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'