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27.3.4 Word order in phrases with modal verbs
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27.3.4 Word order in phrases with auxiliaries
If the phrase contains an auxiliary (haben or sein) the logic is the same only that the objects go directly behind the first conjugated verb.
An example
Ich habe
Andrea
ein Buch
geschenkt.
= I have given
Andrea
a book.
Ich habe
es
Andrea
geschenkt.
= I have given
it
to Andrea.
Ich habe
es
ihr
geschenkt.
= I have given
it
to her
.
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