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Science Center
Die Science Center können viele unterschiedliche Namen haben.
Science centers can have many different names.
Manchmal hat ein Museum für Technik sowohl alte Gegenstände in der Ausstellung, es bietet aber auch Kurse für Kinder an.
Sometimes a museum of technology has old objects on display, but it also offers courses for children.
Das Deutsche Museum in München ist ein Beispiel dafür, ein anderes das Teylers Museum in den Niederlanden, das auch eines der ältesten Museen der Welt ist.
The Deutsches Museum in Munich is one example, another is the Teylers Museum in the Netherlands, which is also one of the oldest museums in the world.
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Modal verb + infinitive (verb at the end)
Die Science Center können viele unterschiedliche Namen haben.
The modal verb 'können' is conjugated in second position, while the infinitive 'haben' goes to the end of the sentence. This is a typical clause structure in German main clauses.
Separable verb in a main clause (prefix at the end)
es bietet aber auch Kurse für Kinder an.
In the separable verb 'anbieten', the finite prefix 'an' appears at the end of the sentence, while the conjugated part 'bietet' stays in the second position. This is common with separable prefixes.
Relative clause with relative pronoun 'das'
das auch eines der ältesten Museen der Welt ist.
The relative pronoun 'das' (neuter singular) refers to 'Teylers Museum' and introduces a dependent clause. The conjugated verb is placed at the end of the relative clause.
Superlative after 'einer/eines' + genitive plural
eines der ältesten Museen der Welt
This structure expresses 'one of the ...'. 'Eines' (neuter nominative) is followed by 'der ältesten' (genitive plural of the superlative adjective) and the plural noun 'Museen'. The adjective takes the weak declension after 'der'.
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