Reading · A2 · Text 15
Preußen
Wenn heute jemand sagt, er sei Preuße, dann meint er vielleicht, dass er sehr genau denkt und arbeitet.
If someone today says they are a Prussian, they might mean that they think and work very precisely.
An Preußen erinnern noch die Namen von Städten wie Preußisch-Oldendorf.
The names of towns like Preußisch-Oldendorf still remind us of Prussia.
Auch die Kleidung der deutschen Fußball-Nationalmannschaft hat mit Preußen zu tun: Die Farben Schwarz und Weiß kommen von der preußischen Flagge.
The clothing of the German national football team also has to do with Prussia: The colors black and white come from the Prussian flag.
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Grammar in this text
Subordinate clause with 'dass' (verb at the end)
dass er sehr genau denkt und arbeitet.
In a clause introduced by 'dass', the conjugated verb moves to the very end. This is a fundamental German word order rule.
Inversion after a prepositional phrase at the beginning
An Preußen erinnern noch die Namen von Städten wie Preußisch-Oldendorf.
When a sentence starts with an element other than the subject (here the prepositional phrase 'An Preußen'), the finite verb comes before the subject. This is known as inversion.
Accusative case after a two-way preposition
An Preußen
The preposition 'an' is a two-way preposition. In the fixed expression 'erinnern an' (to remember), 'an' takes the accusative case. Here 'Preußen' is the object of the preposition.
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