Reading · A2 · Text 5
Restaurant
Wenn man in einem Restaurant bedient wird und etwas von der Karte bestellt, ist von „à la carte“ die Rede.
When you are served in a restaurant and order something from the menu, it is referred to as 'à la carte'.
Das ist französisch und heißt „nach der Karte“.
That is French and means 'according to the menu'.
Kein à la carte sind bediente Restaurants, bei denen es ein festes Menü gibt.
Full-service restaurants that have a fixed menu are not à la carte.
Man kann also nicht einfach von der Karte bestellen, worauf man gerade Lust hat.
So you cannot simply order whatever you like from the menu.
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Grammar in this text
Passive voice with werden + Partizip II
Wenn man in einem Restaurant bedient wird
The passive is formed with 'werden' and the past participle. The subject is acted upon (the person is being served). The past participle 'bedient' comes at the end.
Relative clause with dative plural relative pronoun 'denen'
bei denen es ein festes Menü gibt
'denen' is the dative plural relative pronoun referring to 'Restaurants'. The verb goes to the end of the relative clause.
Relative clause with prepositional relative adverb 'worauf'
worauf man gerade Lust hat
'worauf' means 'on what/which' and replaces 'auf + relative pronoun' when the antecedent is a thing or idea. The verb is placed at the end.
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