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Beruf

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Man macht den Beruf um Geld zu verdienen.

One takes up a profession to earn money.

Oder weil einem der Beruf viel Spaß macht.

Or because one enjoys the profession a lot.

Die Arbeit hat man für den Beruf gelernt.

The work was learned for the profession.

Grammar in this text

um ... zu + infinitive

Man macht den Beruf um Geld zu verdienen.

This structure expresses purpose. 'um' is followed by 'zu' and the infinitive at the end of the clause.

Subordinate clause with 'weil' (verb-final)

Oder weil einem der Beruf viel Spaß macht.

'weil' introduces a subordinate clause. The conjugated verb moves to the end of the clause.

Dative pronoun 'einem'

weil einem der Beruf viel Spaß macht

'einem' is the dative form of 'man' (indefinite pronoun). It is used here as an indirect object with 'Spaß machen'.

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

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