Table of Contents Chapter 27 27.9 Word order if the phrase starts with a verb

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Chapter 27: Word order in a phrase

  27.9 Word order if the phrase starts with a verb

In certain (very special) cases it is possible that an affirmative phrase starts with a verb. In this type of phrase the emphasis is on the action described by the verb.

Example  
  Abgefahren ist er um zehn, aber wann er angekommen ist, weiß ich nicht.
  He left at ten, but I don't know when he arrived.
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