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Gehweg

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Auf einem Gehweg darf man eigentlich nicht radfahren.

Actually, you are not allowed to cycle on a sidewalk.

Das ist aber anders bei Kindern: Je nach Land dürfen Kinder bis zu einem bestimmten Alter auf dem Gehsteig fahren oder müssen dies sogar tun.

But it is different for children: Depending on the country, children up to a certain age may cycle on the sidewalk or must even do so.

Dabei dürfen Erwachsene sie manchmal begleiten.

Adults may sometimes accompany them when they do this.

Es geht hierbei um die Sicherheit der Kinder.

This is about the safety of children.

Die Gesetze sind jedoch von Land zu Land etwas verschieden.

However, the laws are somewhat different from country to country.

4 words above C2

Gehweg
sidewalk / pavement Plural: die Gehwege
Gehsteig
sidewalk / pavement (esp. Austrian/Bavarian) Plural: die Gehsteige
je
depending (in the phrase 'je nach' = depending on) Fixed expression 'je nach' + dative
dies
this, that (referring to the action mentioned) Demonstrative pronoun; here used as a nominal

Grammar in this text

Fixed preposition 'je nach'

Je nach Land

Indicates 'depending on' and is followed by a noun in the dative case; here 'Land' is used without an article.

Fixed phrase 'es geht um' with da-compound 'hierbei'

Es geht hierbei um die Sicherheit der Kinder.

'es geht um' means 'it is about' and governs the accusative; 'hierbei' (bei + hier) refers back to the context and is a da-compound.

Reduplicative prepositional phrase 'von X zu X'

von Land zu Land

This pattern expresses 'from one X to another', often to show variation or distribution. Both nouns appear without articles.

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