Reading · A2 · Text 4

Maria Theresia

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Seit ihrer Zeit müssen alle Kinder des Landes in die Schule gehen.

Since her time, all children in the country have had to go to school.

Sie sorgte auch dafür, dass der Staat stärker wurde und mehr zu sagen hatte.

She also ensured that the state became stronger and had more say.

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sorgte← sorgen

to ensure, to take care sorgen, sorgte, hat gesorgt (weak verb) to take care of, to care for, to look after; to bring about, to ensure, to cause [with für (+ accusative) ‘something’] (a result or incident); to… B1/ˈzɔrɡən/

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'dass' (verb at the end)

dass der Staat stärker wurde und mehr zu sagen hatte

In a 'dass' clause, the finite verb moves to the end. Here, 'wurde' and 'hatte' are at the end of their respective clauses.

Prepositional phrase with 'seit' + Dative (temporal)

Seit ihrer Zeit

'seit' is a preposition that always takes the dative case. It indicates a point in time from which something continues.

Infinitive phrase with 'zu'

mehr zu sagen hatte

The infinitive 'zu sagen' is used with 'hatte' to form a construction meaning 'had more to say'. The 'zu' is placed before the infinitive.

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