Reading · A2 · Text 15
Kaffee
Man braucht dazu die Bohnen aus der Kaffee-Pflanze.
You need the beans from the coffee plant for this.
Dann kann man die Bohnen in einer Mühle mahlen.
Then you can grind the beans in a mill.
Kaffee-Pflanzen gibt es nur in heißen Ländern.
Coffee plants only exist in hot countries.
Die Bauern haben viel Arbeit mit dem Kaffee.
The farmers have a lot of work with the coffee.
Oft bekommen sie aber dafür nur wenig Geld.
But often they get only little money for it.
Deshalb werden sie nie ein gutes Leben haben.
Therefore, they will never have a good life.
2 words above A2
Grammar in this text
Modal verb 'können' + infinitive
Dann kann man die Bohnen in einer Mühle mahlen.
The modal verb 'können' is conjugated in second position, and the main verb goes to the end in infinitive form.
Future with 'werden' + infinitive
Deshalb werden sie nie ein gutes Leben haben.
The verb 'werden' is used as an auxiliary to form the future tense, with the main verb in infinitive at the end.
Prepositional phrase with 'in' + dative (location)
in einer Mühle
The preposition 'in' is followed by the dative case when indicating a location (where something happens).
Negation with 'nie'
nie ein gutes Leben haben
The adverb 'nie' (never) is used to negate a statement, often placed before the object or at the end of the clause.
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