The most common way to translate this would be: Der Mann beißt den Hund. This emphasizes that the man bites the dog. (Who bites the dog? The man.) The other

The most common way to translate this would be: Der Mann beißt den Hund. This emphasizes that the man bites the dog. (Who bites the dog? The man.) The other possible translation would be: Den Hund beißt der Mann. This emphasizes that the man bit the dog. (Whom does the man bite? The dog.)