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Ein Mann kann sie von einer Frau bekommen.

A man can get it from a woman.

Eine Frau kann sie von einem Mann bekommen.

A woman can get it from a man.

Grammar in this text

Modal verb 'können' with infinitive

Ein Mann kann sie von einer Frau bekommen.

The modal verb 'können' is conjugated according to the subject and is followed by the infinitive of the main verb at the end of the sentence.

Prepositional phrase with 'von' + dative

von einer Frau

The preposition 'von' always takes the dative case. Here, 'einer Frau' is dative feminine singular.

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

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