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Behinderung

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Sie denken nicht immer daran, was behinderte Menschen brauchen.
They don't always think about what disabled people need.
Menschen mit Behinderung haben ein Recht darauf, dass sie nicht aus-geschlossen werden.
People with disabilities have the right not to be excluded.
Er hilft auch Menschen, die einen Kinder-Wagen schieben.
He also helps people who push a stroller.
Ein Text, der leicht zu lesen ist, hilft Menschen mit Lern-Behinderung.
A text that is easy to read helps people with learning disabilities.
Aber der Text ist auch leicht verständlich für andere Menschen.
But the text is also easy to understand for other people.

6 words above C2

behinderte← behindert

disabled, having a disability

aus-geschlossen← ausschließen

excluded, left out trennbar, Partizip II: ausgeschlossen to exclude, to debar; to rule out, to preclude; to lock out oneself B1[ˈʔaʊ̯sʃliːsn̩]

schieben

to push stark: schieben, schob, geschoben to push; to shove; to slide; to slip; to put; to push B1/ˈʃiːbən/

verständlich

understandable, comprehensible B1

Lern-Behinderung← die Lernbehinderung

learning disability Plural: Lernbehinderungen

Kinder-Wagen← der Kinderwagen

stroller, pram Plural: Kinderwagen a carriage for a baby or small child, especially a pram/baby carriage, but also a pushchair/stroller C2/ˈkɪndɐˌvaːɡən/

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'dass' (verb at end)

Menschen mit Behinderung haben ein Recht darauf, dass sie nicht aus-geschlossen werden.

The conjunction 'dass' introduces a subordinate clause where the finite verb moves to the end. Here, the passive 'werden' is at the end.

Relative clause with 'die' (relative pronoun)

Er hilft auch Menschen, die einen Kinder-Wagen schieben.

The relative pronoun 'die' refers to 'Menschen' and introduces a relative clause that describes them. The verb is placed at the end of the relative clause.

Relative clause with 'der' (relative pronoun)

Ein Text, der leicht zu lesen ist, hilft Menschen mit Lern-Behinderung.

The relative pronoun 'der' refers to 'Text' and introduces a relative clause. The verb 'ist' is at the end of the clause.

Separable verb in participle form

dass sie nicht aus-geschlossen werden.

The separable verb 'ausschließen' appears as the past participle 'ausgeschlossen' in a passive construction. The prefix 'aus-' is separated in the infinitive but attached in the participle.

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