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Opferfest

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Das ist so etwas wie bei uns der Pfarrer.

This is something like our pastor.

Nach der Moschee besuchen die Menschen den Friedhof.

After the mosque, people visit the cemetery.

Sie denken dort an ihre verstorbenen Verwandten und Bekannten und beten für sie.

There they think of their deceased relatives and acquaintances and pray for them.

Der Rest des Tages ist ein Fest mit Besuchen von Freunden und Verwandten.

The rest of the day is a celebration with visits from friends and relatives.

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Moschee

mosque, Islamic place of worship plural: Moscheen mosque C1/mɔˈʃeː/

Friedhof

cemetery, graveyard plural: Friedhöfe B2/ˈfʁiːtˌhoːf/

verstorbenen← verstorben

deceased, dead past participle of 'sterben' used as adjective; here with weak ending after 'ihre' deceased, late C1/fɛʁˈʃtɔʁbn̩/

Verwandten← der/die Verwandte

relatives, family members plural form; also used as adjective nominalization

Bekannten← der/die Bekannte

acquaintances plural form; also used as adjective nominalization

beten

to pray regular verb: beten, betete, gebetet B2/ˈbeːtn̩/

Fest

festival, celebration plural: Feste feast, celebration, festival, party; firm; compact; hard; firm; fixed; rigid A2/fɛst/

Besuchen← der Besuch

visits plural form of 'Besuch'; here in genitive plural after 'mit'? Actually 'mit Besuchen' is dative plural visit, call; visitor or visitors A2/bəˈzuːχ/

Pfarrer

pastor, priest (Protestant) plural: Pfarrer pastor (clergyman who serves a parish) B2[ˈ(p)fɑʁɐ]

Grammar in this text

Prepositional phrase with 'nach' + dative (temporal)

Nach der Moschee besuchen die Menschen den Friedhof.

'nach' is used temporally meaning 'after', and it takes the dative case. Here 'der Moschee' is dative feminine.

Possessive pronoun 'ihre' + adjective + noun (accusative plural)

Sie denken dort an ihre verstorbenen Verwandten und Bekannten

'ihre' is a possessive pronoun (their) in accusative plural, and the adjective 'verstorbenen' takes the weak ending -en after the possessive determiner.

Prepositional verb 'denken an' + accusative

Sie denken dort an ihre verstorbenen Verwandten und Bekannten

The verb 'denken' is used with the preposition 'an' meaning 'to think of', and 'an' requires the accusative case when indicating direction of thought. 'ihre verstorbenen Verwandten' is accusative plural.

Genitive construction with 'der Rest des Tages'

Der Rest des Tages ist ein Fest

'des Tages' is genitive masculine singular of 'Tag', showing possession: 'the rest of the day'. The article 'des' indicates genitive.

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