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As Someone Learning German, I Know This Pain (lemmy.tf)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

English word order is also pretty weird.

"The man gave a bone to the dog", "The dog was given a bone by the man", "The bone was given by the man to the dog", etc etc

These are all valid sentences* expressing the same thing.

*They may not be gramatically correct, I am not a grammar professional

edit: I had forgotten that you can also do that in other languages

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    If you task your male dogsitter to give your dog a treat while you are away and somebody asks you whether your pet is taken care of during your vacation, you can say: "Don't worry. When I return, the bone will have been given by the man to the dog."

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