second. verb. English Language Learners Definition of second (Entry 5 of 3) : to approve (something, such as a motion) during a meeting so that discussion or voting can begin.

The verb is always the second element in a German sentence. With compound verbs, the second part of the verb goes last, but the conjugated part is still second. German sentences are usually “time, manner, place.” After a subordinate clause / conjunction, the verb goes last.

As both Swedish and German are verb-second languages, it is not the second position of the finite verb that presents problems; it is the first constituent.

And Finally: The Verb Comes Last. Although the primary rule is to place the verb second in German, there are many circumstances when the verb comes last. For example, you’ve already seen how subordinating conjunctions can send verbs all the way to the end of a very long sentence.

In syntax, verb-second (V2) word order places the finite verb of a clause or sentence in second position with a single constituent preceding it, which functions as the clause topic. Most Germanic languages do not normally use V2 order in embedded clauses, with a few exceptions.

Most Germanic languages do not normally use V2 order in embedded clauses, with a few exceptions. In particular, German, Dutch, and Afrikaans revert to VF (verb final) word order after a complementizer; Yiddish and Icelandic do, however, allow V2 in all declarative clauses: main, embedded, and subordinate.

Second form of the verb is its simple past tense. Third form of the verb is its past participle. Note: Remember that forms of verbs are always in the past tense.

The definition of a second is a small bit of time, with 60 seconds making up one minute. An example of a second is the time it takes you to say Mississippi.

next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. being the latter of two equal parts. next after the first in place, time, or value: the second house from the corner. next after the first in rank, grade, degree, status, or importance: the second person in the company.

Germanic languages vary in the application of V2 order in embedded clauses. They fall into three groups. In these languages, the word order of clauses is generally fixed in two patterns of conventionally numbered positions. Both end with positions for (5) non-finite verb forms, (6) objects, and (7), adverbials.

German allows ordinary (= non-wh) phrases to move to Spec (CP). This movement – known as topicalization to distinguish it from the movement of wh- phrases – is always accompanied by verb movement to C. As a result, declarative clauses like those in (12) are structurally parallel to their wh-question counterparts in (8). a. t j .

The finite verb form must be adjacent to any non-finite at the end of the clause. German grammarians traditionally divide sentences into fields. Subordinate clauses preceding the main clause are said to be in the first field (Vorfeld), clauses following the main clause in the final field (Nachfeld).

As mentioned in Chapter 5, V in German is head-final, but C is head-initial. These facts are illustrated in (1). As was mentioned in Chapter 5, it has been a matter of debate in the literature whether I is head-initial or head-final in German.