III. Normal order of noun phrases
When more than two noun phrases precede a verb, they are normally arranged in the following order.
SUBJECT + TlME { PLACE { OBJECT { VERB
noun GA + noun (NI) { noun (DE) { noun O { verb
Examples
1. Arisu san wa rokuji ni kissaten de koohii o nomimashita.
"Alice san drank a cup of coffee at the coffee shop at six o'clock."
2. Kaarin san wa kinoo daigaku de Hasegawa sensee ni aimashita.
"Karin san met Prof. Hasegawa at the university yesterday."
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