Time–manner–place explained

In linguistic typology, time–manner–place is a sentence structure that defines the order of adpositional phrases and adverbs in a sentence: "yesterday", "by car", "to the store". Japanese, Afrikaans,^[1] Dutch,^{[2] [3]} Mandarin, and German^[4] use this structure.

An example of this appositional ordering in German is:

The temporal phrase – German: heute (when? – "today") – comes first, the manner – German: mit dem Auto (how? – "by car") – is second, and the place – German: nach München (where? – "to Munich") – is third.

See also

• Syntax
• Adverb

Notes and References

1. the STOMPI rule
2. Web site: Dutch Grammar • Manner: how?. 2021-10-03. www.dutchgrammar.com.
3. Web site: Word order: time, manner and place. 2021-10-03. Zichtbaar Nederlands. en.
4. Web site: Hyde Flippo. How to Put German Sentences in the Right Order. 2021-10-03. ThoughtCo. en.