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)