Reading · A1 · Text 23

Ein Tag im Wald

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Der Wald ist gleich hinter unserem Haus.
The forest starts right behind our house.
Sonntags wandern wir dort oft.
On Sundays we often go hiking there.
Es ist sehr ruhig und wir sehen manchmal Tiere.
It is very quiet and we sometimes see animals.
Sie laufen aber schnell wieder in den Wald.
But they run back into the forest quickly.
Meine Tochter sucht Blumen für zu Hause.
My daughter looks for flowers to take home.
Wir essen unser Brot und trinken Tee.
We eat our bread and drink tea.
Später gehen wir langsam wieder nach Hause.
Later we walk slowly back home.
Dann haben alle Hunger und wir kochen sofort.
Then everybody is hungry and we cook straight away.

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hinter

behind dative for a position, accusative for movement behind, after; after (in pursuit of); beyond (further away than); over; to some place fairly nearby A2/ˈhɪntər/

Grammar in this text

hinter + dative

Der Wald ist gleich hinter unserem Haus.

Hinter answers 'where?' here, so it takes the dative: hinter unserem Haus.

Movement into a place

Sie laufen aber schnell wieder in den Wald.

Running into the forest is movement, so in takes the accusative: in den Wald.

Hunger haben

Dann haben alle Hunger und wir kochen sofort.

German says you 'have' hunger: Ich habe Hunger, ich habe Durst.

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