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Kaninchen

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Allerdings gibt es auch eine richtige Rasse, die Zwergkaninchen heißt.

However, there is also a real breed called dwarf rabbits.

Das ist aber ein wildes Tier, das in Nordamerika lebt.

But that is a wild animal that lives in North America.

Es ist grau, wird ohne seinen Stummelschwanz höchstens 30 Zentimeter lang und hat kurze Ohren.

It is gray, grows to a maximum length of 30 centimeters without its stubby tail, and has short ears.

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Zwergkaninchen← das Zwergkaninchen
dwarf rabbit (a breed) compound of 'Zwerg' (dwarf) and 'Kaninchen' (rabbit)
Rasse← die Rasse
breed (of animal) plural: Rassen
Stummelschwanz← der Stummelschwanz
stub tail, short tail compound of 'Stummel' (stump) and 'Schwanz' (tail)
Zentimeter← der Zentimeter
centimeter plural is the same
Nordamerika
North America proper noun, no article
wildes← wild
wild (not domesticated) inflected form of 'wild' after 'ein' (neuter noun 'Tier')
kurze← kurz
short inflected form of 'kurz' before plural noun 'Ohren' short, quick, brief; short; short, concise, succinct (of words or writing) A2/kʊʁt͡s/
long (in measurement) long; lengthy (in space or time); tall; many (indicating the length of the time in total) A2/laŋ(k)/
however, though but, however; indeed! B2/ˈʔalɐdɪŋs/
at most, not more than at most B1/ˈhøːçstəns/

Grammar in this text

Relative clause with relative pronoun 'das' (neuter)

das in Nordamerika lebt

The relative pronoun 'das' refers to the neuter noun 'Tier' and introduces a subordinate clause. In German, the finite verb ('lebt') goes to the end of the clause. This structure is used to provide additional information about the noun.

es gibt + Akkusativ

Allerdings gibt es auch eine richtige Rasse

'es gibt' is a fixed expression meaning 'there is/are'. It is followed by an accusative object. The subject 'es' is a placeholder. In this sentence, the adverb 'allerdings' is in the first position, so the verb 'gibt' comes next, and 'es' follows (inversion).

Preposition 'ohne' + Akkusativ

ohne seinen Stummelschwanz

The preposition 'ohne' always takes the accusative case. Here, 'seinen' is the masculine accusative form of the possessive article 'sein'. This phrase means 'without its stub tail'.

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