"It is already eleven."

Translation: Es ist schon elf.

[Scarlet385459]

Why is "Es ist elf schon." not an acceptable answer?

[mizinamo]

Because the word order is wrong for German.

[Scarlet385459]

Oh, okay. Danke!

[Alex319301]

Any specific rule that covers this?

[mizinamo]

Adverbs such as schon usually come right after the verb.

(But after personal pronouns, which come even closer to the verb.)

[Christian..Brown]

Thank you for explaining this!

[Mr-Nickkooo]

Shouldn't it be "Es ist schon elf Uhr" if it is about telling time? The sentence "It is already eleven." might work in English, but it feels incorrect to say "Es ist schon elf." without "Uhr" at the end.

[mizinamo]

it feels incorrect to say "Es ist schon elf." without "Uhr" at the end.

It isn't.

[X-Lydia]

"Steht schon elf" is incorrect, but "steht" was the first hint given for "it is". Is this a way of warning us not to use the hints?

[Hot_pie]

"Es ist ferting elf" is this wrong?

[mizinamo]

"Es ist ferting elf" is this wrong?

Yes.

ferting isn't even a word in German, and fertig means "finished" or "ready" -- but not "already".