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Hobby

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Ein Hobby macht man in seiner freien Zeit besonders gerne.

A hobby is something you particularly enjoy doing in your free time.

Das ist also anders als bei einem Beruf.

So this is different from a profession.

Das Wort dafür kommt aus der Englischen Sprache.

The word for it comes from the English language.

Brief-Marken, Sammel-Bilder, Finger-Hüte oder andere Dinge.

Postage stamps, collectible cards, thimbles, or other things.

15 words above B1

englischen← englisch

English (relating to the language or people of England) adjective ending -en after definite article in dative singular feminine English; rare; angelic, angelical B2/ˈɛŋ.lɪʃ/

Hobby

hobby, leisure activity plural: Hobbys a hobby (activity) A1/ˈhɔbi/

freien← frei

free (not occupied, leisure) adjective ending -en after 'in seiner' (dative) free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free; unrestricted; more negative also: unrestrained; licentious; unblocked; free for passage A1/fʁaɪ̯/

besonders

especially, particularly especially, particularly; very, especially; exceptionally, separately A1[bəˈzɔndɐs]

gerne← gern

gladly, with pleasure often used with verbs like 'machen' to express liking willingly; gladly; with pleasure; usually expressed verbally in English, with like, enjoy etc.; much; a lot; easily; often A1/ɡɛrn/

anders

different(ly) different, differently; else; otherwise A2/ˈandɐs/

Beruf

profession, occupation plural: Berufe occupation, profession, trade, job, career; vocation A1/bəˈʁuːf/

Wort

word plural: Wörter (for individual words) or Worte (for connected speech) word as an isolated unit; utterance, word with context; speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor A1/vɔrt/

dafür

for that, for it pronominal adverb, replaces 'für + noun' for that, for it; instead, at least, as a compensation A2/daˈfyːʁ/

Sprache

language plural: Sprachen language (body of words, and set of methods of combining them); speech (style of speaking); speech (faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words;… A1/ˈʃpʁaːxə/

Brief-Marken← die Briefmarke

postage stamp compound: Brief + Marke; plural: Briefmarken A2[ˈbʀiːfˌmaʁkə]

Sammel-Bilder← das Sammelbild

collectible picture (e.g., trading card) compound: sammeln + Bild; plural: Sammelbilder

Finger-Hüte← der Fingerhut

thimble (literally 'finger hat') compound: Finger + Hut; plural: Fingerhüte

andere← anderer

other, different declined adjective; here plural nominative other, different; second; another (one), others A1

Dinge← das Ding

things, objects plural of Ding thing; thing; girl; boy (young person); Thing (historic Germanic council) A2/dɪŋ/

Grammar in this text

Word order in main clause: verb in second position

Ein Hobby macht man in seiner freien Zeit besonders gerne.

In a declarative main clause, the finite verb (macht) is in the second position, even if the subject (man) comes after it.

Pronominal adverb 'dafür'

Das Wort dafür kommt aus der Englischen Sprache.

'dafür' is a pronominal adverb combining 'da' + preposition 'für', meaning 'for that'. It refers back to a previously mentioned noun or idea.

Preposition 'aus' with dative for origin

Das Wort dafür kommt aus der Englischen Sprache.

The preposition 'aus' is used with the dative case to indicate origin or source. Here 'aus der Englischen Sprache' means 'from the English language'.

Adjective declension after definite article

aus der Englischen Sprache

After a definite article (der), the adjective takes the weak declension ending: 'englischen' (dative feminine singular). This is a key pattern for B1 learners.

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