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Altstadt

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Eine Altstadt ist ein Teil von einer Stadt.

An old town is a part of a city.

Es ist der Teil der sehr alt ist.

It is the part that is very old.

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Altstadt
old town (historic part of a city) plural: Altstädte historic city center, old town C1

Grammar in this text

Copula with predicate nominative

Eine Altstadt ist ein Teil von einer Stadt.

The verb 'sein' connects the subject with a noun phrase that describes it.

Relative clause with verb-final word order

Es ist der Teil der sehr alt ist.

The relative pronoun 'der' introduces a clause where the finite verb 'ist' moves to the end.

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Text from Altstadt — Hurraki, used under CC BY-SA 3.0 DE. See sources.

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