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Grundschule
In Österreich ist die Grundschule ein Teil der Volksschule.
In Austria, primary school is part of the Volksschule.
In der Schweiz spricht man von der Primarstufe.
In Switzerland, one speaks of the primary level.
Sie dauert sechs Jahre lang: Die Kinder kommen mit sieben Jahren und bleiben, bis sie etwa 13 Jahre alt sind.
It lasts for six years: children come at age seven and stay until they are about 13 years old.
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Grammar in this text
Temporal subordinate clause with 'bis' (verb-final)
bis sie etwa 13 Jahre alt sind
'bis' introduces a subordinate clause meaning 'until'. The conjugated verb (here 'sind') is placed at the end of the clause.
Indefinite pronoun 'man'
In der Schweiz spricht man von der Primarstufe.
'man' means 'people/one' in a general sense. It is always used with the third-person singular verb form, as in 'spricht'.
Prepositional verb 'sprechen von' + Dativ
spricht man von der Primarstufe
The verb 'sprechen' takes the preposition 'von' to mean 'speak about'. 'von' requires the dative case, shown by 'der Primarstufe' (die -> der).
Wechselpräposition 'in' + Dativ for location
In der Schweiz
'in' is a two-way preposition. When it indicates where something is (location), it governs the dative case. Here the feminine article 'die' changes to 'der' in the dative.
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