Reading · A2 · Text 8
Säugling
Ab dem Alter von 4 Wochen bis zu 1 Jahr sagt man zu einem Kind Baby.
From the age of 4 weeks up to 1 year, one calls a child a baby.
Ab einem Alter von 2 Jahren sagt man zu einem Kind Kleinkind.
From the age of 2 years, one calls a child a toddler.
Wenn ein Mensch 5 Jahre alt wird sagt man zu ihm Kind.
When a person turns 5 years old, one calls them a child.
Zwischen 13 und 19 Jahren sagt man zu einem Kind Teenager.
Between 13 and 19 years, one calls a child a teenager.
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Grammar in this text
Temporal prepositional phrase with 'ab'
Ab dem Alter von 4 Wochen bis zu 1 Jahr
'ab' + dative is used to indicate a starting point in time, often followed by 'bis zu' to show a range.
Impersonal 'man' construction
sagt man zu einem Kind Baby
'man' is an indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people in general', used to make general statements.
Dative case after preposition 'zu'
zu einem Kind
The preposition 'zu' always takes the dative case, so 'einem' is the dative form of 'ein'.
Time expressions with 'zwischen'
Zwischen 13 und 19 Jahren
'zwischen' is used to express an age range, followed by numbers and the plural of 'Jahr'.
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