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Vorlesen

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Es gibt auch den Ausdruck Rezitation.

There is also the term recitation.

Damit ist meist gemeint, dass ein Gedicht vorgetragen wird.

This usually means that a poem is recited.

Wer das macht, ist ein Rezitator.

The one who does this is a reciter.

Diese Leute haben besonders gut gelernt, wie man spricht.

These people have learned particularly well how to speak.

Oft sind es Schauspieler.

Often they are actors.

3 words above C1

Rezitation← die Rezitation
recitation, the act of reciting a poem or text aloud
Rezitator← der Rezitator
reciter, a person who recites (often a performer)
meist
mostly, usually

Grammar in this text

Subordinating conjunction 'dass' with verb-final position

dass ein Gedicht vorgetragen wird

The conjunction 'dass' introduces a subordinate clause, and the conjugated verb moves to the end. Here 'wird' is at the end after the past participle.

Passive voice with 'werden' + past participle

vorgetragen wird

The passive is formed with the auxiliary 'werden' (here in present tense) and the past participle 'vorgetragen'. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject.

Free relative clause with 'wer'

Wer das macht, ist ein Rezitator.

'Wer' is a relative pronoun without an antecedent, meaning 'the one who'. The clause 'Wer das macht' acts as the subject of the main clause, with the verb at the end.

Indirect question with 'wie'

wie man spricht

The question word 'wie' introduces an indirect question. The verb 'spricht' is placed at the end of the clause. This is used after verbs like 'lernen'.

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