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Physik
In der Physik geht es viel um die Kräfte in der Natur und wie sie auf andere Sachen wirken.
In physics, much of it is about the forces in nature and how they act on other things.
Unter-sucht werden ganz große Sachen wie das Welt-All, die Sterne und Galaxien.
Very large things are studied, such as the universe, stars, and galaxies.
Das sind die winzige Teile, aus denen alles auf der Welt besteht.
These are the tiny particles that make up everything in the world.
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Grammar in this text
Passive voice with 'werden' (Vorgangspassiv)
Unter-sucht werden ganz große Sachen
The sentence uses the passive voice: 'werden' + past participle (untersucht) to emphasize the action rather than the agent. In this case, the verb is in present tense and the subject is 'ganz große Sachen'.
Relative clause with prepositional phrase
aus denen alles auf der Welt besteht
This is a relative clause introduced by the relative pronoun 'denen' (dative plural) referring back to 'Teile'. The verb 'besteht' is placed at the end of the clause, which is typical for subordinate clauses in German.
Prepositional phrase with 'auf' + accusative
auf andere Sachen wirken
The verb 'wirken' is used with the preposition 'auf' + accusative to indicate the target of the effect. This is a fixed verb-preposition combination.
Word formation: compound nouns with hyphen
Welt-All
The text uses a hyphenated compound noun 'Welt-All' (universe). This is a stylistic device to combine two nouns into one concept, often used for emphasis or clarity.
Keep going
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