Reading · B1 · Text 3
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 past participle 'betrachtet' and the auxiliary 'werden' to form a passive construction that expresses possibility. The subject 'Wolken' receives the action, and the doer is not mentioned.
Two-way preposition with dative for location
über den Wolken
The preposition 'über' takes the dative case when describing a static position (where?). The plural noun 'Wolken' changes to 'den Wolken' in the dative. This is a typical feature of Wechselpräpositionen like 'in', 'auf', 'an'.
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