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Wald

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Darunter gibt es einige große wie Hirsche oder Wild-Schweine.

Among them are some large ones like deer or wild boars.

Für manche ist der Wald so wichtig, weil sie auf einem Baum leben oder dort ihre Nester haben.

For some, the forest is so important because they live in a tree or have their nests there.

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Darunter← darunter

among them below it, below that, thereunder; among these, including (indicates membership in a mentioned set) A2[daˈʁʊntɐ]

gibt es← geben

there are irregular: gibt, gab, gegeben to give (changing ownership); to hand, to pass, to put within reach; Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in… A2[ˈɡeːb(ə)n]

einige

some plural pronoun

große← groß

big, large declined form big, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall A1/ɡʁoːs/

Hirsche← der Hirsch

deer (plural) plural: Hirsche deer; two-wheeler (e.g. bicycle, moped, motorbike); expert C1/hɪrʃ/

Wild-Schweine← das Wildschwein

wild boars plural: Wildschweine razorback, wild boar, wild hog C2/ˈvɪltʃvaɪ̯n/

manche

some (people) plural pronoun

der Wald← der Wald

forest plural: Wälder forest; woods; woodland A1/valt/

wichtig

important important, relevant, significant, weighty A1/ˈvɪçtɪç/

Baum

tree plural: Bäume tree; boom; a surname A1/baʊ̯m/

Grammar in this text

Subordinating conjunction 'weil' with verb-final word order

weil sie auf einem Baum leben oder dort ihre Nester haben

The conjunction 'weil' introduces a subordinate clause, and the conjugated verb moves to the end of the clause.

Two-way preposition 'auf' with dative case

auf einem Baum

The preposition 'auf' can take either dative or accusative. Here it is used with dative (einem) to indicate location (where something is).

Indefinite article in dative masculine/neuter

auf einem Baum

The indefinite article 'ein' changes to 'einem' in the dative case for masculine and neuter nouns, as seen here.

Possessive pronoun 'ihre' agreeing with plural noun

ihre Nester

The possessive pronoun 'ihre' agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies. Here it is feminine/plural nominative/accusative.

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