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Maria Theresia

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Seit ihrer Zeit müssen alle Kinder des Landes in die Schule gehen.

Since her time, all children in the country have had to go to school.

Sie sorgte auch dafür, dass der Staat stärker wurde und mehr zu sagen hatte.

She also ensured that the state became stronger and had more say.

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Seit← seit
since (temporal, with dative) preposition + dative since; for (some past period of time) A2/zaɪ̯t/
Kinder← das Kind
children plural of Kind; singular: das Kind 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/
Landes← das Land
country (genitive singular) genitive of Land; plural: die Länder country (territory of a nation); state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy); land (real estate or… A1/lant/
die← der/die/das
the (definite article, nominative/accusative feminine singular or nominative/accusative plural) declined article
Schule
school plural: die Schulen school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (especially before university); department/institute at a college or university; art… A2/ˈʃuːlə/
sorgte← sorgen
ensured, took care (past tense) regular: sorgte, gesorgt; often with 'für' to take care of, to care for, to look after; to bring about, to ensure, to cause [with für (+ accusative) ‘something’] (a result or incident); to… B1/ˈzɔrɡən/
dafür
for that, for it pronominal adverb, replaces 'für + noun' for that, for it; instead, at least, as a compensation A2/daˈfyːʁ/
der← der/die/das
the (definite article, nominative masculine singular or genitive/dative feminine singular) declined article
Staat
state (political entity) plural: die Staaten country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory); state/government, authorities (the… A2/ʃtaːt/
stärker← stark
stronger (comparative) comparative form of stark strong (intense, powerful, unyielding); strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol); good, great, skilled A2/ʃtark/

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'dass' (verb-final)

dass der Staat stärker wurde und mehr zu sagen hatte.

The conjunction 'dass' introduces a subordinate clause where the finite verb moves to the end. Here, 'wurde' and 'hatte' are at the end of their respective clauses.

Prepositional phrase with 'seit' + dative

Seit ihrer Zeit

'seit' is a temporal preposition that always takes the dative case. 'ihrer' is the dative feminine possessive pronoun agreeing with 'Zeit'.

Infinitive with 'zu' after modal-like construction

mehr zu sagen hatte

The phrase 'zu sagen' is an infinitive with 'zu' used after 'hatte' in a construction meaning 'had to say'. This is a common pattern with 'haben' + zu + infinitive to express obligation.

Coordinated verb phrases in a subordinate clause

dass der Staat stärker wurde und mehr zu sagen hatte.

Two verb phrases are coordinated with 'und' within the subordinate clause. Both verbs are in final position, showing the typical word order for coordinated verbs in a 'dass' clause.

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