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Frau

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Frauen können ein Kind in ihrem Bauch tragen.

Women can carry a child in their womb.

Ein Kind machen können sie aber nur zusammen mit einem Mann.

But they can only make a child together with a man.

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Frauen← die Frau

woman plural: Frauen woman (adult female human); wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse); a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly… A1/fʁaʊ̯/

Kind

child plural: Kinder kid; child (young person); child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second… A1/kɪnt/

Bauch

belly, stomach plural: Bäuche abdomen, belly; a surname A1/baʊ̯x/

tragen

to carry, to bear irregular: trägt, trug, getragen to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.); to bear, to (have to) pay (for)… A1/ˈtʁaːɡn̩/

zusammen

together together, jointly; together, in the same place; in a romantic relationship with each other A1/tsuˈzamən/

Grammar in this text

Modal verb 'können' + infinitive

Frauen können ein Kind in ihrem Bauch tragen.

The modal verb 'können' is conjugated in second position, and the main verb goes to the end in infinitive form.

Possessive article 'ihrem' (dative feminine)

in ihrem Bauch

The possessive article 'ihrem' is used with a feminine noun in dative case after the preposition 'in' (Wechselpräposition).

Coordinating conjunction 'aber'

Ein Kind machen können sie aber nur zusammen mit einem Mann.

The conjunction 'aber' connects two main clauses, and the verb in the second clause stays in second position.

Preposition 'mit' + dative

mit einem Mann

The preposition 'mit' always takes the dative case; here 'einem' is dative masculine.

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