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Amphibien

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Später gehen sie an Land und leben dann an Land und im Wasser.

Later they go ashore and then live on land and in the water.

3 words above A1

im← in dem
in the (contraction of 'in dem') used with dative case for location
an Land
on land (ashore) fixed expression
später
later comparative of 'spät' A1/ˈʃpɛːtɐ/

Grammar in this text

Contraction of preposition and article

im Wasser

The preposition 'in' combines with the dative article 'dem' to form 'im', used for location.

Coordinating conjunction 'und'

an Land und im Wasser

'und' connects two phrases or clauses of equal rank.

Verb position in main clause

Später gehen sie an Land

In a declarative main clause, the finite verb is in second position. Here 'gehen' is second after the adverb 'Später'.

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