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Bundestagswahl

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Die stärkste Partei darf dann die Regierung stellen.

The strongest party is then allowed to form the government.

Meistens ist aber keine Partei für sich allein stark genug.

Usually, however, no party is strong enough on its own.

Einige Parteien gehen deshalb Bündnisse mit-einander ein.

Some parties therefore form alliances with each other.

13 words above B2

die stärkste← stark

strongest (superlative) superlative form of stark strong (intense, powerful, unyielding); strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol); good, great, skilled A2/ʃtark/

Partei

political party plural: die Parteien political party; party (person, company, or institution) participating in a legal action or contract; A party in a given one-party system, especially A2/parˈtaɪ̯/

darf← dürfen

may, is allowed to modal verb; forms: darf, durfte, gedurft to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may; to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated;… A2

Regierung

government plural: die Regierungen government/administration; the act of governing A1/reˈɡiːrʊŋ/

stellen

to provide, to form (here: to form the government) regular verb causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright; to pose, to lodge; to provide, to afford, to place… A2/ˈʃtɛlən/

Meistens← meistens

usually, most of the time mostly (for the most part); most often, usually, normally (most of the time) A2/ˈmaɪ̯stn̩s/

für sich allein

by itself, alone fixed expression

stark genug

strong enough genug follows adjective

Einige← einige

some, a few indefinite pronoun

deshalb

therefore, that's why therefore; for that (reason), because of that A1/ˈdɛshalp/

Bündnisse← das Bündnis

alliances, coalitions plural of Bündnis alliance, confederation B2/ˈbʏntnɪs/

mit-einander← miteinander

with each other hyphenated in text, but normally written as one word together (with); with each other; togetherness, cooperation B1/ˌmɪt.(ʔ)aɪ̯ˈnan.dɐ/

gehen ... ein← eingehen

to enter into (an agreement) separable verb: eingehen, ging ein, eingegangen to enter; to go inside; to arrive (of everything that can be received such postal items, reports, messages and payments); to contract, to shrivel;… B2/ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən/

Grammar in this text

Superlative adjective with definite article

Die stärkste Partei

The superlative form of the adjective 'stark' is used with the definite article 'die' to indicate the strongest party.

Modal verb 'dürfen' + infinitive

darf dann die Regierung stellen

The modal verb 'dürfen' (may, be allowed to) is conjugated and followed by the infinitive 'stellen' at the end of the clause.

Negative article 'kein'

keine Partei

The negative article 'kein' is used to negate a noun, meaning 'no party'.

Separable verb 'eingehen' in present tense

gehen deshalb Bündnisse mit-einander ein

The separable verb 'eingehen' is split in the present tense: the prefix 'ein' goes to the end of the clause, while the conjugated verb 'gehen' stays in second position.

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