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Kinder ab zehn Jahren sollen auf der Straße fahren.

Children aged ten and above should ride on the road.

Kinder zwischen acht und zehn können sich das aussuchen.

Children between eight and ten can choose for themselves.

Das ist aber nicht in jedem Land gleich.

However, this is not the same in every country.

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ab
from (a certain age) used with dative; here: 'ab zehn Jahren' = from the age of ten beginning at that time or location; from; off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off) A1/ap/
sollen
should, are supposed to modal verb; infinitive: sollen, past: sollte, past participle: gesollt (but used with infinitive) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall; to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something); to be intended (to do… A2/ˈzɔlən/
auf der Straße
on the road fixed phrase; 'Straße' is feminine, dative after 'auf'
fahren
to drive, to ride (a bike) strong verb: fährt, fuhr, gefahren to go at speed; to go; to run; to drive; to sail; to leave; to depart A1[ˈfaːʁən]
zwischen
between two-way preposition; here with dative (between ages) between; among, amongst A2/ˈtsvɪʃən/
aussuchen
to choose, to pick out separable verb: sucht aus, suchte aus, ausgesucht to select, to choose, to pick B1/ˈaʊ̯s.zuː.xən/
in jedem Land
in every country fixed phrase; 'Land' is neuter, dative after 'in'
gleich
the same used predicatively equal; same; very similar; same; identical A1/ɡlaɪ̯ç/

Grammar in this text

Modal verb with infinitive

Kinder ab zehn Jahren sollen auf der Straße fahren.

The modal verb 'sollen' is conjugated, and the main verb 'fahren' appears in its infinitive form at the end of the sentence.

Two-way preposition with dative

Kinder zwischen acht und zehn können sich das aussuchen.

The preposition 'zwischen' is a two-way preposition; here it is used with the dative case to indicate a time range (between ages).

Separable verb in infinitive with modal

Kinder zwischen acht und zehn können sich das aussuchen.

The verb 'aussuchen' is separable; in the infinitive with a modal verb, it appears as one word at the end of the sentence, but the prefix 'aus' is not separated.

Reflexive pronoun with dative

Kinder zwischen acht und zehn können sich das aussuchen.

The verb 'aussuchen' is used reflexively here; 'sich' is the dative reflexive pronoun for the subject 'Kinder'.

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