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Kängurus

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Kurze Zeit lang kann ein Känguru so schnell sein wie ein Auto in der Stadt.

For a short time, a kangaroo can be as fast as a car in the city.

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Känguru

kangaroo plural: die Kängurus

kurze← kurz

short (in time) declined form short, quick, brief; short; short, concise, succinct (of words or writing) A1/kʊʁt͡s/

lang

long (in time) adverbial use long; lengthy (in space or time); tall; many (indicating the length of the time in total) A1/laŋ(k)/

schnell

fast quick, fast; quickly; again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer A1/ʃnɛl/

Auto

car plural: die Autos A1/ˈaʊ̯to/

Stadt

city, town plural: die Städte city (a large settlement); town (a settlement larger than a village); city center (a central business area of a city) A1/ʃtat/

Grammar in this text

Comparison with 'so ... wie'

so schnell sein wie ein Auto

This structure expresses equality ('as ... as'). 'so' precedes the adjective, 'wie' introduces the comparison.

Preposition 'in' with dative

in der Stadt

The preposition 'in' takes the dative case when indicating location. 'der' is the dative feminine form of 'die'.

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