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Gesundheit

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Gut für die Gesundheit ist das richtige Essen.

Eating the right food is good for your health.

Man wird leichter krank, wenn man immer nur schlechte Dinge isst oder sich wenig bewegt.

You get sick more easily if you always eat only bad things or exercise little.

Für unsere Gesundheit sind Ärzte und Kranken-Häuser da.

Doctors and hospitals are there for our health.

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Gesundheit

health no plural health (state of being in good physical condition and free from illness); health; soundness; strength; stability (state of being in good condition);… A2/ɡəˈzʊnthaɪ̯t/

richtige← richtig

right, correct declined after 'das' correct, accurate, right; right, correct, good; right, fit, appropriate A1/ˈʁɪçtɪç/

Essen

food, eating no plural to eat; to eat; to dine; meal A1[ˈʔɛsn̩]

leichter← leicht

easier, more easily comparative form light (not heavy); easy (not difficult); light, lite, diet (of food which is low in calories) A1/laɪ̯çt/

krank

sick, ill ill, sick (in bad health); sick, morally or mentally degenerate; very interesting or unusual (in the positive or negative); sick A1/kʁaŋk/

schlechte← schlecht

bad, unhealthy declined after 'Dinge' bad, evil, wicked (the opposite of good; immoral); bad (unskilled; of limited ability); bad (unhealthy, unwell) A1/ʃlɛçt/

Dinge← das Ding

things plural form; singular: das Ding thing; thing; girl; boy (young person); Thing (historic Germanic council) A2/dɪŋ/

isst← essen

eats irregular: isst, aß, hat gegessen to eat; to eat; to dine; meal A1[ˈʔɛsn̩]

wenig

little, not much little, few (a small amount, a small number) A1/ˈveːnɪk/

bewegt← bewegen

moves, exercises regular: bewegt, bewegte, hat bewegt to motivate; to persuade; to prompt (someone or something to do something); to make (someone or something to do something); to induce; to get… B1/bəˈveːɡən/

Ärzte← der Arzt

doctors plural form; singular: der Arzt doctor, physician (male or of unspecified gender) (without necessarily having a postgraduate degree) A2[aːɐ̯tst]

Kranken-Häuser← das Krankenhaus

hospitals plural form; singular: das Krankenhaus hospital A1/ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌhaʊ̯s/

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'wenn' (conditional)

Man wird leichter krank, wenn man immer nur schlechte Dinge isst oder sich wenig bewegt.

The conjunction 'wenn' introduces a conditional clause. The verb moves to the end of the clause. This structure is used to express a condition.

Reflexive verb 'sich bewegen'

sich wenig bewegt

The verb 'bewegen' is used reflexively with the pronoun 'sich'. The reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject and is in the accusative case.

Verb 'werden' as copula (change of state)

Man wird leichter krank

'Werden' is used as a linking verb to indicate a change of state, meaning 'to become'. It is followed by an adjective (here: 'krank') and a comparative adverb 'leichter'.

Prepositional phrase with 'für' + accusative

Für unsere Gesundheit sind Ärzte und Kranken-Häuser da.

The preposition 'für' always takes the accusative case. Here, 'unsere Gesundheit' is in the accusative. The phrase expresses purpose or benefit.

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