COMPLETE GUIDE TO GERMAN SENTENCE STRUCTURE A. TeKaMoLo (basic word order) Te: Temporal (Time) Ka: Kausal (Causal, Reason) Mo : Modal (Manner) Lo : Lokal (Location) Here's what each part of the rule means and how it affects the sentence structure: 1. Temporal (Te): Temporal information, such as time expressions or clauses, often comes at the beginning of a sentence. This can include words like "gestern" (yesterday), "heute" (today), "morgen" (tomorrow), or phrases like "nachdem" (after), "bevor" (before), "während" (while), etc. Example: "Gestern habe ich einen Film gesehen." (Yesterday, I watched a movie.) 2. Causal (Ka): If you're providing a reason or cause for an action or event, this information often comes after the temporal elements and before the main clause. Common causal conjunctions include "weil" (because), "da" (since), "denn" (for), "obwohl" (although...