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Kaninchen
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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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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