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Notice that however the constituent parts are arranged, the main verb always is placed in the second position, and the remaining verbs are placed at the end.

Notice that however the constituent parts are arranged, the main verb always is placed in the second position, and the remaining verbs are placed at the end.

This structure also holds true for the so-called "seperable verbs." An example of this is the verb ''abgeben'', which means to "give up." When it is the only verb appearing in the sentence, the prefix "ab" is separated from the rest of the verb, which is conjugated and placed in the second position, and the prefix is placed at the end of the sentence:

This structure also holds true for the so-called "separable verbs." An example of this is the verb ''abgeben'', which means to "give up." When it is the only verb appearing in the sentence, the prefix "ab" is separated from the rest of the verb, which is conjugated and placed in the second position, and the prefix is placed at the end of the sentence:

''Ich <u>gebe</u> jetzt <u>ab</u>.'' (I'm giving up now.)

''Ich <u>gebe</u> jetzt <u>ab</u>.'' (I'm giving up now.)

German has many such verbs, which are always constructed from a definable preposition and a main verb. However, when using the past tense, future tense, or a modal verb, these sepearable verbs appear at the end of the sentence in the appropriate form:

German has many such verbs, which are always constructed from a definable preposition and a main verb. However, when using the past tense, future tense, or a modal verb, these separable verbs appear at the end of the sentence in the appropriate form:

''Er <u>wird</u> irgendwann <u>abgeben</u> <u>müssen.</u>'' (He'll have to give up sometime.)

''Er <u>wird</u> irgendwann <u>abgeben</u> <u>müssen.</u>'' (He'll have to give up sometime.)