Reading · A2 · Text 11
Information
Unter dem Wort Information kann man vieles verstehen.
The word information can mean many things.
Meistens denkt man an das Wissen selbst.
Mostly, one thinks of knowledge itself.
Es gibt aber auch Orte, die man „Information“ nennt, etwa in einem Bahnhof oder die Tourist-Information in einer Stadt.
But there are also places called 'information', such as at a train station or the tourist information in a city.
Ein anderes Wort dafür wäre „Auskunft“.
Another word for that would be 'inquiry'.
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Grammar in this text
Prepositional phrase with 'unter' + dative
Unter dem Wort Information
The preposition 'unter' takes the dative case when indicating location or in abstract sense, here 'under the word'.
Indefinite pronoun 'man'
kann man vieles verstehen
'man' is an indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'you' in general statements, with verb in third person singular.
Negation with 'nicht'
Es gibt aber auch Orte, die man „Information“ nennt
'nicht' negates a verb or sentence element, here used to contrast with 'auch'.
Relative clause with 'die'
die man „Information“ nennt
Relative pronoun 'die' refers to plural noun 'Orte', introducing a relative clause with verb at the end.
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