Reading · B2 · Text 29

Richter

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Ein Richter entscheidet bei Gericht, was richtig und was falsch ist.

A judge decides in court what is right and what is wrong.

Zudem entscheidet er, ob jemand bestraft werden muss, und wie streng.

Furthermore, he decides whether someone must be punished, and how severely.

Richter dürfen niemanden besser oder schlechter behandeln als andere.

Judges must not treat anyone better or worse than others.

Sie dürfen auch nicht etwa Geld von jemandem annehmen.

They must also not accept money from anyone, for example.

Außerdem müssen sie aufpassen, was sie über eine Verhandlung sagen.

Additionally, they must be careful about what they say about a trial.

Wer Richter werden will, muss an einer Universität Rechts-Wissenschaft studieren.

Anyone who wants to become a judge must study law at a university.

Dann muss man aber auch noch lange üben, bis man ein richtiger Richter ist.

Then one must also practice for a long time before becoming a real judge.

In den meisten Ländern tragen Richter bei Gericht lange schwarze oder rote Gewänder.

In most countries, judges wear long black or red robes in court.

16 words above B2

judge plural: Richter judge; a surname originating as an occupation; Judges: Book of Judges (book of the Bible) B1/ˈʁɪçtɐ/
entscheidet← entscheiden
decides entscheiden, entschied, entschieden to decide, to make a decision; to opt, to decide; to decide, to determine the outcome of B1/ʔɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩/
court bei Gericht = in court court (of justice); judgement / judgment; dish (a type of prepared food) A2/ɡəˈʁɪçt/
bestraft← bestrafen
punished bestrafen, bestrafte, bestraft to punish B1/bəˈʃtʁaːfən/
may, be allowed to modal verb; dürfen, 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
treat behandeln, behandelte, behandelt to treat (medicinally); to treat (physically, psychologically); to cover B1[bəˈhandl̩n]
accept, take annehmen, nahm an, angenommen (separable) to assume, to suppose (as given); to take on, to assume (a role, form, etc.); to take care of, to take on B1/ˈa(n)ˌneːmən/
be careful, pay attention aufpassen, passte auf, aufgepasst (separable) to watch out, to be alert; to look after, to take care of; to be attentive A1[ˈaʊ̯fpasən]
trial, hearing plural: Verhandlungen negotiation; hearing, trial A2[fɛɐ̯ˈhandlʊŋ]
university plural: Universitäten A2/ˌuni.vɛʁ.siˈteːt/
Rechts-Wissenschaft← die Rechtswissenschaft
law (as a field of study) usually without hyphen: Rechtswissenschaft
study (at university) studieren, studierte, studiert to study at university or college level; to be a student (of); to study scientifically; to research; to perform a study on; to look at minutely; to… A2/ʃtuˈdiːrən/
practice, train üben, übte, geübt to practice, to drill, to train; to exercise, to perform; used to form verbal phrases with certain behavior-describing nouns; to practice A1/ˈyːbən/
richtiger← richtig
real, proper declined form of richtig correct, accurate, right; right, correct, good; right, fit, appropriate A1/ˈʁɪçtɪç/
wear tragen, trug, getragen to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.); to bear, to (have to) pay (for)… A1/ˈtʁaːɡn̩/
Gewänder← das Gewand
robes, garments plural: Gewänder sumptuous garment; any kind of garment C1/ɡəˈvant/

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'was' as relative pronoun

was richtig und was falsch ist.

'was' introduces a relative clause referring to an indefinite or whole idea, meaning 'what'. The verb goes to the end.

Subordinate clause with 'ob' (indirect yes/no question)

ob jemand bestraft werden muss

'ob' means 'whether' and introduces an indirect question. The conjugated verb (muss) is placed at the end.

Modal verb with passive infinitive

bestraft werden muss

The modal verb 'muss' is combined with the passive infinitive 'bestraft werden' to express obligation in passive voice.

Subordinate clause with 'bis' (temporal conjunction)

bis man ein richtiger Richter ist.

'bis' means 'until' and introduces a temporal clause. The verb (ist) is at the end.

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