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Schloss Versailles

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Dann gab es hier eine Feier für den deutschen Kaiser.

Then there was a celebration here for the German Emperor.

Nach dem Ersten Welt-Krieg wurde hier der Friedens-Vertrag geschrieben.

After the First World War, the peace treaty was written here.

Weil Deutschland den Krieg verloren hatte, war der Vertrag für Deutschland schlecht.

Because Germany had lost the war, the treaty was bad for Germany.

6 words above A2

Feier

celebration, party plural: Feiern celebration; party; ceremony B2/ˈfa̯ɪɐ/

Kaiser

emperor plural: Kaiser emperor (ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch); a common surname; nickname of Franz Beckenbauer B2/ˈkaɪ̯zər/

Friedens-Vertrag← der Friedensvertrag

peace treaty compound of Frieden (peace) and Vertrag (contract)

geschrieben← schreiben

written past participle; infinitive: schreiben, schrieb, geschrieben to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts); to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word); to write (use… A1/ˈʃraɪ̯bən/

verloren← verlieren

lost past participle; infinitive: verlieren, verlor, verloren to lose (something, or a game); to shed; to trail away, to fade away A2[fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]

schlecht

bad bad, evil, wicked (the opposite of good; immoral); bad (unskilled; of limited ability); bad (unhealthy, unwell) A1/ʃlɛçt/

Grammar in this text

Prepositional phrase with dative (Wechselpräposition)

Dann gab es hier eine Feier für den deutschen Kaiser.

The preposition 'für' always takes the accusative case. Here 'den deutschen Kaiser' is in accusative (masculine).

Passive voice with 'werden' + past participle

Nach dem Ersten Welt-Krieg wurde hier der Friedens-Vertrag geschrieben.

The sentence uses 'wurde' (past of 'werden') + past participle 'geschrieben' to form the passive voice in simple past.

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

Weil Deutschland den Krieg verloren hatte, war der Vertrag für Deutschland schlecht.

The conjunction 'weil' introduces a subordinate clause where the conjugated verb (hatte) goes to the end. The main clause follows with the verb in second position.

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