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Mexiko

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In den zwei großen Gebirgen des Landes kann es aber auch sehr kalt werden.

In the country's two major mountain ranges, however, it can also get very cold.

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gebirgen← das Gebirge

mountain range plural: die Gebirge; here dative plural after 'in' a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains; geographical area containing mountains B1/ɡəˈbɪʁɡə/

Grammar in this text

Dative plural after 'in' (Wechselpräposition)

in den zwei großen Gebirgen

The preposition 'in' takes dative case when indicating location (where something is). Here 'den' and the noun 'Gebirgen' are in dative plural.

Modal verb 'können' with infinitive

kann es aber auch sehr kalt werden

The modal verb 'können' is conjugated (kann) and is followed by the infinitive 'werden' at the end of the clause.

Adjective declension after definite article

den zwei großen Gebirgen

After the definite article 'den' (dative plural), the adjective 'groß' takes the ending '-en'.

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