Reading · B2 · Text 27

Liebe

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Liebe ist ein starkes Gefühl zwischen zwei Menschen.

Love is a strong feeling between two people.

Meistens meint man damit die Liebe bei einem Paar.

Usually, it means the love between a couple.

Liebe gibt es auch zwischen Eltern und ihren Kindern.

Love also exists between parents and their children.

Das ist aber eine andere Form der Liebe als bei einem Paar.

But that is a different form of love than between a couple.

Man kann auch Menschen lieben, die man gar nicht kennt.

One can also love people one does not know at all.

Man kann zum Beispiel Geld spenden für Kinder, die Hunger haben.

For example, one can donate money for children who are hungry.

Das kann man aus Liebe tun, auch wenn man diese Kinder gar nicht kennt.

One can do that out of love, even if one does not know these children.

Menschen mit einer großen Tier-Liebe halten sich oft ein Haus-Tier.

People with a great love for animals often keep a pet.

Das ist oft eine Katze oder ein Hund.

That is often a cat or a dog.

Andere gehen reiten und lieben ein besonderes Pferd.

Others go horseback riding and love a particular horse.

Man spricht dann oft von eine Lieblings-Tier.

One then often speaks of a favorite animal.

18 words above B2

love (strong feeling) only singular love (tender feeling of affection); a feeling of love for someone or something particular; a love relationship A1/ˈliːbə/
feeling plural: Gefühle feeling (either physical sensation or emotion); sense of something, instinct B1/ɡəˈfyːl/
between Wechselpräposition: with dative or accusative between; among, amongst A2/ˈtsvɪʃən/
Menschen← der Mensch
human being, person plural: Menschen; weak noun: -en in all cases except nominative singular human, human being, person, man; woman; man! rah! A2/mɛnʃ/
couple (two people in a relationship) plural: Paare pair, couple; twosome; some; few; a few A2/paːr/
parents only plural A1/ˈɛltərn/
Kindern← das Kind
child plural: Kinder; dative plural: Kindern kid; child (young person); child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second… A1/kɪnt/
to love regular verb: liebt, liebte, geliebt to love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something); to love one another; to make love, to have sex A1/ˈliːbən/
to donate regular verb: spendet, spendete, gespendet to donate, to give as charity; To cause the action implied by a noun to take place.; to provide C1/ˈʃpɛndən/
hunger only singular A1/ˈhʊŋɐ/
Tier-Liebe← die Tier-Liebe
love for animals compound noun; only singular
to keep (an animal) irregular: hält, hielt, gehalten to hold (an object in one's hands); to stop, to halt, to hold back; to support, to hold up A1/ˈhaltn̩/
Haus-Tier← das Haus-Tier
pet (house animal) plural: Haus-Tiere
cat plural: Katzen house cat, Felis silvestris catus; female house cat; cat (any member of the genus Felis) A1/ˈkatsə/
dog plural: Hunde dog, hound; scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person); A board with casters used to transport heavy objects. A1/hʊnt/
to ride (a horse) irregular: reitet, ritt, geritten to ride; to do horseriding; to ride (someone or something), to ride on the back of; equestrianism, horseriding A1/ˈʁaɪ̯tən/
besonderes← besonders
special (here: a special horse) adjective declension: besonderes (neuter nominative/accusative) especially, particularly; very, especially; exceptionally, separately A1[bəˈzɔndɐs]
horse plural: Pferde horse; knight; pommel horse A1/pfeːrt/

Grammar in this text

Relative clauses with relative pronouns

Man kann zum Beispiel Geld spenden für Kinder, die Hunger haben.

The relative pronoun 'die' refers to 'Kinder' and introduces a relative clause that provides additional information. The verb in the relative clause goes to the end.

Prepositional phrases with Wechselpräpositionen (two-way prepositions)

Liebe ist ein starkes Gefühl zwischen zwei Menschen.

The preposition 'zwischen' is a two-way preposition. Here it is used with the dative case (after 'zwischen' + dative) because it describes a static location. The dative plural of 'Mensch' is 'Menschen'.

Infinitive clauses with 'um...zu' (in order to)

Das kann man aus Liebe tun, auch wenn man diese Kinder gar nicht kennt.

Although not explicitly 'um...zu', the structure 'aus Liebe tun' expresses purpose. However, the text contains 'auch wenn' which is a concessive conjunction meaning 'even if'. This is a subordinate clause with verb at the end.

Subordinate clauses with 'auch wenn' (even if)

Das kann man aus Liebe tun, auch wenn man diese Kinder gar nicht kennt.

'auch wenn' introduces a concessive clause. The conjugated verb 'kennt' is placed at the end of the clause.

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