Reading · B1 · Text 36
Fieber
Wenn ein Mensch Fieber hat, behandelt der Arzt die Krankheit, die die Ursache des Fiebers ist.
When a person has a fever, the doctor treats the illness that is the cause of the fever.
Wenn das jedoch nicht genügt und das Fieber sehr hoch bleibt, dann gibt er dem kranken Menschen ein Medikament, welches das Fieber senkt.
If that is not enough, however, and the fever remains very high, he gives the sick person a medication that lowers the fever.
Fieber über 40 Grad ist gefährlich.
A fever above 40 degrees is dangerous.
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Grammar in this text
Relative clause with the relative pronoun 'welches'
ein Medikament, welches das Fieber senkt
The relative pronoun 'welches' refers to the neuter noun 'Medikament' and is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the relative clause. The conjugated verb 'senkt' goes to the end of the clause.
Subordinate clause with 'wenn' (conditional/temporal) – verb-final position
Wenn das jedoch nicht genügt und das Fieber sehr hoch bleibt
In a subordinate clause introduced by 'wenn', the conjugated verb is placed at the very end. Here two coordinated clauses appear, so both verbs ('genügt' and 'bleibt') stand at the end. The main clause that follows is introduced by 'dann'.
Dative case after 'geben' (indirect object)
dann gibt er dem kranken Menschen ein Medikament
The verb 'geben' takes a dative object for the recipient ('dem kranken Menschen') and an accusative object for the thing given ('ein Medikament'). The dative is marked by the article 'dem' and the noun ending '-n' (Menschen).
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