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Nase

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Wenn man erkältet ist, hat man oft einen Schnupfen.

When you have a cold, you often have a runny nose.

Das kann einfach so passieren, das tut nicht weh.

That can just happen, it doesn't hurt.

Das Blut kann aber ebenso daher kommen, dass man in der Nase gebohrt hat.

But the blood can also come from picking your nose.

8 words above C1

Schnupfen
common cold with nasal congestion plural: die Schnupfen (rare) nasal congestion; cold (illness); to snort C2/ˌʃnʊpfən/
erkältet
having a cold past participle used as adjective
passieren
to happen intransitive, auxiliary sein to happen; to move beyond; pass; to pass through a sieve, to strain A1/paˈsiːʁən/
weh
painful, sore used in phrase 'weh tun' sore, painful; alas! woe!; psychological suffering; misery, woe A2/veː/
Blut
blood uncountable A2/bluːt/
daher kommen← daherkommen
to come from, to be caused by separable verb, auxiliary sein
gebohrt← bohren
to pick (nose), to drill past participle; in context: to pick one's nose to bore, to drill; to pry (keep asking); drilling, boring C1/ˈboːrən/
Nase
nose plural: die Nasen nose; snout; dummy; a mild insult B1/ˈnaːzə/

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'dass'

dass man in der Nase gebohrt hat

A 'dass' clause is a subordinate clause that functions as a noun clause. The finite verb is placed at the end of the clause.

Modal verb with 'können'

Das Blut kann aber ebenso daher kommen

The modal verb 'können' expresses possibility. In a main clause, the modal verb is conjugated in second position, and the infinitive of the main verb goes to the end.

Indefinite pronoun 'man'

wenn man erkältet ist

'man' is an indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'you' in a general sense. It is used with the third person singular verb form.

Temporal subordinate clause with 'wenn'

Wenn man erkältet ist

'wenn' introduces a temporal or conditional clause. The verb is placed at the end of the clause.

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