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Steiger
Wenn man ein Steiger werden will, muss man eine Bergschule oder eine Bergfachschule besuchen.
If you want to become a mine foreman, you must attend a mining school or a mining technical school.
Man kann auch ein Studium an einer technischen Hochschule machen.
You can also pursue a degree at a technical university.
Außerdem muss man fit und zuverlässig sein.
In addition, you must be fit and reliable.
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Grammar in this text
Modal verb + infinitive at the end
Außerdem muss man fit und zuverlässig sein.
The modal verb 'muss' is conjugated in second position, while the main verb 'sein' stays in the infinitive and moves to the end of the sentence. This is the typical construction with modal verbs like 'müssen', 'können', 'wollen'.
Subordinate clause with 'wenn' (if/when) – verb at the end
Wenn man ein Steiger werden will
The conjunction 'wenn' introduces a conditional subordinate clause. In this clause, the conjugated verb ('will') is placed at the very end, a key rule of German word order.
Two-way preposition 'an' + dative for location
an einer technischen Hochschule
'an' is a two-way preposition. When it indicates a location (where something happens), it takes the dative case. Here 'einer' is the dative feminine article, and the adjective 'technischen' shows the dative ending '-en'.
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