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Schaltjahr

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Man kann sich ja denken, dass auch das wiederum nicht genau stimmt.

One can imagine that this, too, is not exactly correct.

Auch das muss man wieder korrigieren.

This also has to be corrected again.

Aber bis das notwendig ist, dauert es noch sehr, sehr lange.

But it will take a very, very long time until that becomes necessary.

1 words above C1

stimmt← stimmen

is correct, is true 3rd person singular present of stimmen

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'dass' (verb-final)

dass auch das wiederum nicht genau stimmt.

The conjunction 'dass' introduces a subordinate clause. The finite verb is placed at the end of the clause.

Subordinate clause with 'bis' (verb-final)

bis das notwendig ist

'bis' is a subordinating conjunction meaning 'until'. It introduces a temporal subordinate clause, and the conjugated verb goes to the end.

Modal verb with infinitive and reflexive pronoun

Man kann sich ja denken

The modal verb 'kann' is conjugated, and the main verb 'denken' appears as an infinitive at the end. The reflexive pronoun 'sich' refers to 'man' and is part of the idiomatic verb 'sich denken' (= to imagine).

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