Word Order
A verb + object : fiil + nesne
| Sue | bought | some new shoes | yesterday. |
| subject | verb | object |
The verb (bought) and the object (some new shoes) are usually together. Fiil (bought) ve nesne (some new shoes) genelde birliktedir.
◌ Sue bought some new shoes yesterday. (not Sue bought yesterday some new shoes)
| verb | object |
| He speaks | English very well. (not He speaks very well English) |
| I like | Italian food very much. (not I like very much …) |
| Did you watch | TV all evening? (n o t … watch all evening TV) |
| Paul often wears | a black hat. (not Paul wears often …) |
| We invited | a lot of people to the party. |
| I opened | the door slowly. |
| Why do you always make | the same mistake? |
| I’m going to borrow | some money from a friend. |
B where and when : nerede ve ne zaman
| We went | to a party | last night. |
| where? | when? |
Place (where?) is usually before time (when?). We say:
◌ We went to a party last night. (not We went last night to a party)