9 Comments
BigBob8989
1042
Is 'Mit Wasser alles beginnt von Neuem' so much different from the accepted translation?
April 5, 2013
Don't ask me for the grammatical reasons but the word order is not correct in German!
April 5, 2013
the rule is: keep the verb in second position. So, 'Alles (1) beginnt(2) mit Wasser(3) von Neuem (4)' would be possible. 'Mit Wasser (1) alles (2) beginnt (3) ... ' is not.
April 5, 2013
BigBob8989
- 1042
But here the verb is in third position :) (but I assume the preposition does not count).
April 5, 2013
It's in second position. That's why I put the numbers there. The 'mit' is part of the dative object.
April 5, 2013
BigBob8989
- 1042
Sure, you made it perfectly clear, I was just fooling around. Thanks for the explanation.
April 5, 2013
