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Dschibuti

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Der Staat hat Grundschulen eingerichtet, daneben gibt es auch Privatschulen.

The state has established primary schools, and there are also private schools alongside them.

Der Schulbesuch ist jedoch nicht Pflicht.

However, school attendance is not compulsory.

Einer von fünf Männern kann nicht lesen und schreiben, bei den Frauen sind es zwei von fünf.

One in five men cannot read and write, and among women it is two in five.

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Staat

state (the political unit or government)

Pflicht

obligation, duty duty B2/p͡flɪçt/

Schulbesuch

school attendance

Grundschulen← die Grundschule

primary schools plural form; singular: die Grundschule

Privatschulen← die Privatschule

private schools plural form; singular: die Privatschule

eingerichtet← einrichten

to set up, to establish Partizip II of the separable verb einrichten; used with 'hat' to form Perfekt to establish; to furnish; to arrange, to set up, to configure B2/ˈaɪ̯nˌʁɪçtn̩/

jedoch

however but B2/jeːˈdɔx/

daneben

in addition, besides that

Grammar in this text

Fixed expression 'es gibt' + accusative

daneben gibt es auch Privatschulen.

'es gibt' means 'there is/are'. It always takes the accusative case for the object. The subject 'es' is fixed and does not change.

Modal verb with two infinitives

kann nicht lesen und schreiben

The modal verb 'kann' is conjugated, while the main verbs 'lesen' and 'schreiben' appear in the infinitive at the end of the clause. This is a standard pattern with modal verbs.

Fractions with 'von' + number

Einer von fünf Männern

Fractions like 'one out of five' are expressed with 'einer/eine/eines' + 'von' + number. The preposition 'von' takes the dative case, but numbers are not inflected. Here 'einer' refers to a male person (one of the men).

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