The exercise itself is in German; the explanation pages it links to are in Turkish.

A1.1 · Satzbau

Aussagesatz & Ja/Nein-Frage (word order)

In German the position of the conjugated verb changes between a statement and a yes/no question. You will discover the correct order and verb form yourself in the exercise. All exercise content is in German.

Recognise: match the statement with its yes/no question. In the question the verb moves to the front.

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Aussage

Ja/Nein-Frage

In a statement the conjugated verb is always in position 2. If a time expression comes first, the subject moves behind the verb.

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Heute ____ ins Kino.

Am Wochenende ____ meine Oma.

Morgen ____ nach Ankara.

Jetzt ____ keine Zeit.

Welcher Satz ist richtig?

Im Sommer ____ sehr heiß.

Welcher Satz ist richtig?

Deutsch ____ ich gern.

Nach dem Kurs ____ einen Kaffee.

Question order: in a yes/no question the verb is in position 1; in a W-question it is W-word + verb.

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Welche Frage ist richtig?

Wann ____?

Wo ____?

Welche Frage ist richtig?

Was ____ am Wochenende?

Welche Antwort passt? »Trinkst du Kaffee?«

Welche Antwort passt? »Wo ist die Post?«

Welche Frage passt? – »Nein, ich wohne in Bonn.«

Welche Frage ist richtig?

Evaluate: is the word order correct?

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»Heute koche ich Suppe.«

»Morgen ich fahre nach Izmir.«

»Spielst du gern Volleyball?«

»Wo du arbeitest?«

»Am Abend lesen wir ein Buch.«

»Kommen aus Spanien Sie?«

»Meine Schwester studiert in Wien.«

»Im Winter wir fahren Ski.«

»Was kochst du heute?«

»Ich gern trinke Kaffee.«

Produce: write the verb or the subject in the correct form; its position in the sentence is already fixed.

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Am Sonntag ich meine Eltern. (besuchen) verb in position 2

du heute Abend Zeit? (haben) verb first

Morgen fahre nach Hamburg. subject in position 3

Wo deine Tante? (wohnen) W-Frage

Jeden Tag Mehmet die Zeitung. (lesen) verb in position 2

ihr gern Musik? (hören) verb first

Im Herbst es oft. (regnen) verb in position 2

Was du gern? (kochen) W-Frage

Nach dem Essen trinke einen Tee. subject in position 3

Sie Frau Wolf? (sein) verb first

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A1 · SATZBAU AUSSAGE FRAGE

A1 German Sentence Building: Statements and Questions

In a German statement the verb always comes second. First comes who or what, then immediately the verb: "Ich lerne Deutsch." (I am learning German) or "Anna kommt heute." (Anna is coming today). There are two ways to ask a question. In a W-question the sentence starts with a question word and the verb is again in second place: "Wo wohnst du?" (Where do you live?). In a yes/no question, however, the verb moves to the very front: "Lernst du Deutsch?" (Are you learning German?). In short, the position of the verb decides the type of sentence.

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Golden rule: In a statement the verb is in position 2, in a yes/no question in position 1: Du lernst Deutsch → Lernst du Deutsch?

On this page you build sentences yourself by choosing the right position and form of the verb in each one. When you finish a sentence, a step-by-step explanation shows why the verb is in that position, so you grasp the rule by trying things out rather than by memorising it. Very well suited to beginners who want to see the difference between a statement, a W-question and a yes/no question. This word order is also a solid foundation for the Goethe-Zertifikat A1: Start Deutsch 1. Moving words around and seeing the result straight away is the most lasting way to learn the rule.

Quick answer

What is in the "Aussagesatz & Ja/Nein-Frage" exercise?

The "Aussagesatz & Ja/Nein-Frage" exercise has 5 steps with 50 questions in total: 10 matching items, 30 multiple-choice questions and 10 gap-fill items.

The steps in order: Match · Verb an 2 · Fragen · Richtig/Falsch · Write.

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Where can I study "Aussagesatz & Ja/Nein-Frage"?

The explanation for this exercise is on the page Word Order in German – Satzbau and the TeKaMoLo Rule (A2/B1) (in Turkish). Read the rule there, then reinforce it with the 50 questions on this page.