Reading · A2 · Text 28
Immanuel Kant
Seine Bücher haben ihn auf der ganzen Welt berühmt gemacht.
His books made him famous all over the world.
Noch lange nach seinem Tod haben die deutschen Philosophen viel von Kant gelernt.
Long after his death, German philosophers learned a lot from Kant.
Auch wer eine andere Meinung hatte, musste Bücher von Kant lesen.
Even those who held a different opinion had to read Kant's books.
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Grammar in this text
Prepositional phrase with 'auf' + dative
auf der ganzen Welt
The preposition 'auf' takes dative when indicating location (where?). 'der ganzen Welt' is dative feminine.
Subordinate clause with 'auch wer'
Auch wer eine andere Meinung hatte
'wer' introduces a relative clause meaning 'whoever'. The verb 'hatte' is at the end of the clause.
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