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Mann

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Männer können kein Kind in ihrem Bauch tragen.

Men cannot carry a child in their womb.

Ein Kind machen können sie nur zusammen mit einer Frau.

They can only make a child together with a woman.

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child plural: Kinder kid; child (young person); child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second… A1/kɪnt/

Bauch

belly, stomach plural: Bäuche abdomen, belly; a surname A1/baʊ̯x/

tragen

to carry, to bear irregular: trägt, trug, getragen to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.); to bear, to (have to) pay (for)… A1/ˈtʁaːɡn̩/

zusammen

together together, jointly; together, in the same place; in a romantic relationship with each other A1/tsuˈzamən/

Frau

woman plural: Frauen woman (adult female human); wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse); a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly… A1/fʁaʊ̯/

Grammar in this text

Modal verb with infinitive at end

Männer können kein Kind in ihrem Bauch tragen.

The modal verb 'können' is conjugated in second position, and the main verb 'tragen' appears in its infinitive form at the end of the sentence.

Negative article 'kein' before noun

kein Kind

'kein' is used to negate a noun, meaning 'no' or 'not a'. It declines like the indefinite article.

Possessive pronoun in dative case

in ihrem Bauch

The possessive pronoun 'ihrem' is in the dative case because it follows the preposition 'in' which requires dative when indicating location.

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