Reading · A2 · Text 11
Wolke
Aus dem Fenster eines Flugzeugs können Wolken manchmal von Nahem betrachtet werden.
From an airplane window, clouds can sometimes be seen up close.
In einem Flugzeug reist man meist über den Wolken.
In an airplane, you usually travel above the clouds.
Denn hohe Wolken liegen in einer Höhe von ungefähr 5 bis 13 Kilometern über dem Boden.
Because high clouds are at an altitude of roughly 5 to 13 kilometers above the ground.
Moderne Passagier-Flugzeuge fliegen zwischen 9 und 12 Kilometern hoch.
Modern passenger planes fly at between 9 and 12 kilometers in altitude.
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Grammar in this text
Passive voice with modal verb
können Wolken manchmal von Nahem betrachtet werden
The modal verb 'können' is combined with the passive infinitive 'betrachtet werden' to express possibility. Recognizable by the participle at the end and 'werden' in the infinitive.
Dative after Wechselpräposition (location)
über dem Boden
Prepositions like 'über' are Wechselpräpositionen. When they describe a static location (no movement), they take the dative case. 'über dem Boden' means 'above the ground'.
Indefinite pronoun 'man'
reist man meist
The pronoun 'man' means 'one' or 'you' in a general sense. It is followed by the third-person singular form of the verb (here: 'reist').
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