Word
Das Kreuzfahrtschiff fährt um Viertel vor acht sicherheitshalber langsam in den Hafen.
Meaning
The cruise ship is sailing slowly into the port at a quarter to eight for safety reasons.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Das Kreuzfahrtschiff fährt um Viertel vor acht sicherheitshalber langsam in den Hafen.
in
in
acht
eight
fahren
to drive, to travel
langsam
slow, slowly
Questions & Answers about Das Kreuzfahrtschiff fährt um Viertel vor acht sicherheitshalber langsam in den Hafen.
How does this sentence perfectly illustrate the TeKaMoLo rule?
This sentence contains all four types of adverbial information in the middle of the sentence (the Mittelfeld), right after the conjugated verb. It follows the standard sequence exactly: Temporal (Time: um Viertel vor acht), Kausal (Reason: sicherheitshalber), Modal (Manner: langsam), and Lokal (Place/Direction: in den Hafen).
Could I change this order to emphasize a specific detail, like how slowly it's sailing?
Yes. While TeKaMoLo is the natural, default order when these details are grouped together after the verb, you can emphasize a specific adverb by moving it to Position 1. For example: Langsam fährt das Kreuzfahrtschiff um Viertel vor acht sicherheitshalber in den Hafen. The remaining adverbs in the middle field will still follow the rest of the Te-Ka-Mo-Lo sequence.
The word sicherheitshalber contains the noun Sicherheit, so why is it lowercase?
It is an adverb, not a noun, which is why it is written in lowercase. Adding the suffix -halber (meaning "for the sake of") to a noun turns it into an adverb of cause (Kausal). This is a very natural, B2-level way to express a reason compactly, saving you from having to build a whole subordinate clause.
The "Lokal" part is in den Hafen. Since it answers "where", why is it in the accusative case instead of dative?