"Somehow I am sad."

Translation: Ich bin irgendwie traurig.

[OfficialDansdan]

why not 'Irgendwie ich bin traurig'? it says the correct answer it ' Irgendwie bin ich traurig'

[Tiago212996]

In german the verb always takes the second position in a sentence

[az_p]

(For a main clause, i.e. normal sentence)

For subordinate clauses the verb comes at the end, for questions and commands it comes first.

[The-German-Hit]

Then why not 'Irgendwie bin ich traurig'?

[az_p]

That is also a possible translation here.

[Jane656309]

I wrote that and it said i got it wrong. Lol

[roman2095]

It was accepted for me.

[Momo_the_Avenger]

It is accepted now.

[Momo_the_Avenger]

This version is also correct and it is accepted now.

[NoMoreRomance]

Thanks Tiago that's why. I was wondering the same thing. Thought somehow had to be in a certain place.

[John567531]

It told me the correct answer was Ich bin irgendwie traurig.

[NoMoreRomance]

Is it necessary to change the word order with English/German for this. Also usually in English we would say more commonly "for some reason, I am sad."

[Ksenia139960]

The verb takes the 2nd position in German sentences. So, if irgendwie is first, this means that bin must be 2nd, and so ich must be 3rd.

[Sheila351374]

But why must "bin" come second, please?

[RhysyPeasy]

Because its a verb

[Ksenia139960]

That's just how German is.

[r-i-c-h-a-r-d]

What are the usage rules of the comma in German?
Is each of following acceptable?

"Irgendwie, bin ich traurig."
"Ich bin, irgendwie, traurig."
"Traurig bin, irgendwie, ich."

[KimSherwin]

I will yield to a native speaker or someone more knowledgeable, but in my experience a comma would not be used here, in any of the examples you listed, save (maybe) the first.

[couvertrash]

Is "Ich bin traurig irgendwie" not correct? If so, why not?

[az_p]

The word order is wrong. In this sentence, irgendwie is an adverb. Adverbs need to go near to the verb (in this sentence, bin). See here for more information: https://deutsch.lingolia.com/en/grammar/adverbs/location-and-comparative

[o0oKrishnao0o]

"I am somehow sad" Perfectly acceptable English. Makes learning the German easier.

[jrgunder]

But it has a different meaning. Now "somehow" modifies "sad" instead of being an adverb modifying the verb, "am"

[kejjer]

This seems like a trick. Why not say it the way you mean it. It works in english the same word ordwr

[Jin736119]

Is "Es ist mir irgendwie traurig" right?

[requin230]

No it isn't.

[dwight.pie]

They have a different sentence in the tip

[uP35FSXz]

It says in the tips that Irgendwie can also come at the beginning of a sentence so why was my answer wrong?

[JonathanKi526745]

"I am somewhat tired" is a correct expression in English. I had an options question and 'Irgendwas' was one of the options, so could you say "Ich bin Irgendwas traurig"?