Subordinate Clause Verb-Final

Subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction and push the conjugated verb to the end, whether it's a single verb, an auxiliary, or a separable particle.

Conjunctions like weil, dass, ob, wenn, and als consistently trigger verb-final word order in the subordinate clause, so you can rely on them to signal the pattern.

The finite verb slot is taken by the subordinating conjunction, and the clause unfolds with all non-finite verbs, particles, and complements trailing at the end in their normal sequence.

When clauses nest inside one another, each subordinate clause keeps its verb-final order, which can push multiple verbs to the very end and require careful parsing.

In indirect questions and reported speech introduced by a subordinating conjunction, the subordinate clause still places the verb at the end, unlike direct questions.

Relative clauses introduced by relative pronouns behave like subordinate clauses: the verb moves to the end, and all modifiers follow in order.

Time clauses introduced by als, wenn, or bevor are subordinate clauses and thus send the verb to the end, keeping the main clause order separate.

Subordinate clauses in German place the conjugated verb at the very end, triggered by subordinating conjunctions, and this applies consistently to relative, time, and embedded clauses.