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Besonders vorsichtig sollte man sein, wenn man Bilder teilt, auch Fotos von sich selber.

You should be especially careful when sharing pictures, including photos of yourself.

Man will nicht, dass jeder jedes Foto für immer sehen kann.

You don't want everyone to be able to see every photo forever.

Das gilt besonders für Fotos, auf denen man wenig anhat.

This is especially true for photos where you are not wearing much.

Ein angeblicher Freund schickt solche Fotos vielleicht an andere Menschen weiter.

A so-called friend might forward such photos to other people.

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teilt← teilen

to share teilen, teilte, geteilt to split, to share; to divide A2/ˈtaɪ̯lən/

weiter

on (as in 'weitergeben' = to pass on) used as prefix in separable verb 'weitergeben' further, farther, more; on; expresses the continuation of an action; go on A1[ˈvaɪ̯tɐ]

angeblicher← angeblich

so-called, alleged declined form; here: angeblicher Freund = a supposed friend alleged, pretended, reported; allegedly, supposedly, reportedly, reputedly B1/ˈanˌɡeːplɪç/

schickt← schicken

to send schicken, schickte, geschickt to send, to dispatch (a person, letter, money etc. to a destination or a person); to hurry; to be befitting, to be appropriate A2/ˈʃɪkən/

anhat← anhaben

to wear (clothes) separable verb: anhaben, hatte an, angehabt; here: wenig anhat = wearing little to wear; to have on (a piece of clothing) see usage notes; to have turned on; to have on (an electronic device); to harm, to hurt B1/ˈanˌhaːbən/

Fotos← das Foto

photo plural: Fotos photograph (picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface); camera (device for making still pictures) A1/ˈfoːto/

Bilder← das Bild

picture, image plural: Bilder depiction, image, picture; digital image; digital photograph A2/bɪlt/

vorsichtig

careful, cautious deliberate (not hasty or sudden); careful, cautious, wary, circumspect; carefully A2/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪç/

selber

oneself, yourself same as 'selbst' self (as in myself, yourself, himself etc.); by oneself, on one's own, alone; the same B1/ˈzɛlbər/

jeder

everyone, each person declined form; here: jeder = everyone each; each, every A1/ˈjeːdɐ/

jemand

someone, somebody A2/ˈjeːmant/

wenig

little, not much here: wenig anhat = wearing little little, few (a small amount, a small number) A1/ˈveːnɪk/

Menschen← der Mensch

people, human beings plural: Menschen human, human being, person, man; woman; man! rah! A2/mɛnʃ/

andere

other people declined form; here: andere Menschen = other people nominalization of andere: the other / different one (female) B2

Freund

friend plural: Freunde friend; boyfriend; blood relative (in the sense of a person that is or should be one’s friend by nature) A1/frɔʏ̯nt/

gilt← gelten

to apply, to be valid gelten, galt, gegolten; here: Das gilt besonders für = This applies especially to to be valid; to count; to hold true; to be effective; to be in force; to be worth B1/ˈɡɛltn̩/

Grammar in this text

Subjunctive with modal verbs (Konjunktiv II)

Man will nicht, dass jeder jedes Foto für immer sehen kann.

The subjunctive form 'würde' is implied in 'sollte' (from 'sollen') and 'kann' is indicative, but the structure 'sollte man sein' uses Konjunktiv II to give advice. The example shows 'will' (indicative) and 'kann' (indicative) in a dass-clause.

Infinitive clause with 'um...zu' (purpose)

Besonders vorsichtig sollte man sein, wenn man Bilder teilt, auch Fotos von sich selber.

The text does not contain 'um...zu', but it has a conditional clause with 'wenn'. The structure 'wenn man Bilder teilt' is a temporal/conditional clause with verb at the end.

Relative clause with 'auf denen'

Das gilt besonders für Fotos, auf denen man wenig anhat.

The relative pronoun 'auf denen' refers to 'Fotos' (plural, dative after preposition 'auf'). The verb 'anhat' is a separable verb with the prefix at the end.

Separable verb in main clause (anhaben)

auf denen man wenig anhat

The separable verb 'anhaben' appears in a relative clause with the prefix 'an' separated and placed at the end of the clause. This is typical for separable verbs in subordinate clauses.

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