"What time does the swimming competition begin?"

Translation: 游泳比赛几点开始？

[Alex976706]

可不可以说 几点游泳比赛开始?

[Swansae]

no, that word order doesn't work.

[ErikStrelz]

Yeah, the Google translation of "几点游泳比赛开始" is interesting: "Some swimming competitions started".

Could a native speaker confirm that moving 几点 to the beginning changes the meaning that way?

[ktdeauna]

What is the pinyin for this sentence?

[Iwilleatyouall]

Why is the time not at the beginning of the sentence?

[JanZeze]

because here 几点 is not "time" is "what time is it" so it should be, subject "what time is it" verb