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Jäger

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Das macht er meistens, um Fleisch zu bekommen.
He usually does this to get meat.
Das verkauft er oder er isst es selber.
He sells it or eats it himself.
Heute gilt die Jagd als Sport oder als Hobby.
Today, hunting is considered a sport or a hobby.
Man will aber auch nicht, dass sich einzelne Wild-Tiere zu stark ausbreiten.
However, one also does not want individual wild animals to spread too much.
Rehe und Hirsche würden zu viel Rinde und Triebe fressen.
Deer and stags would eat too much bark and shoots.
Das regelt, wer jagen darf und worauf er achten muss.
This regulates who may hunt and what they must pay attention to.
Wer nicht jagen darf und es trotzdem tut, ist ein Wilderer.
Anyone who is not allowed to hunt and does it anyway is a poacher.

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meistens

usually, most of the time mostly (for the most part); most often, usually, normally (most of the time) A2/ˈmaɪ̯stn̩s/

verkauft← verkaufen

sells verkaufen, verkaufte, verkauft to sell (something in exchange for money); to sell (for a certain amount or at a certain rate) A2/fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fən/

gilt← gelten

is considered, counts as gelten, galt, gegolten to be valid; to count; to hold true; to be effective; to be in force; to be worth B1/ˈɡɛltn̩/

Jagd

hunting plural: die Jagden hunt, hunting B2/jaːkt/

ausbreiten

spread, expand (in number/area) ausbreiten, breitete aus, ausgebreitet; separable verb to spread, spread out; to extend; to stretch out C2/ˈʔaʊsˌbʁaɪ̯tn̩/

Rehe← das Reh

roe deer (plural) singular: das Reh, plural: die Rehe roe deer (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) C1/ʁeː/

Hirsche← der Hirsch

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

Rinde← die Rinde

bark (of a tree) plural: die Rinden

Triebe← der Trieb

shoots, sprouts (of plants) singular: der Trieb, plural: die Triebe sprout; drive (desire or interest); urge, impulse, desire C2/tʁiːp/

regelt← regeln

regulates, controls regeln, regelte, geregelt to regulate; to control (to adjust an apparatus); to take care of, to deal with, to see to (errands, a situation, a small task) B1/ˈʁeːɡl̩n/

darf← dürfen

may, is allowed to dürfen, durfte, gedurft; modal verb to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may; to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated;… A2

Wilderer← der Wilderer

poacher plural: die Wilderer

Grammar in this text

Subordinate clause with 'dass' (verb at end)

Man will aber auch nicht, dass sich einzelne Wild-Tiere zu stark ausbreiten.

The conjunction 'dass' introduces a subordinate clause, and the finite verb ('ausbreiten') is placed at the end of the clause. This is a key feature of German subordinate clauses.

Relative clause with 'wer' (indefinite relative pronoun)

Wer nicht jagen darf und es trotzdem tut, ist ein Wilderer.

'Wer' is an indefinite relative pronoun meaning 'whoever'. It introduces a relative clause without an antecedent, and the verb in the relative clause is at the end ('darf', 'tut'). The main clause follows after a comma.

Modal verb with infinitive (verb at end in subordinate clause)

Das regelt, wer jagen darf und worauf er achten muss.

In the subordinate clauses introduced by 'wer' and 'worauf', the modal verbs 'darf' and 'muss' are used with an infinitive ('jagen', 'achten'). The finite modal verb is placed at the end of the clause, and the infinitive goes before it.

Prepositional adverb 'worauf' as relative adverb

Das regelt, wer jagen darf und worauf er achten muss.

'worauf' is a compound of 'wo' + 'auf' and functions as a relative adverb meaning 'on what' or 'what ... on'. It introduces a subordinate clause and refers back to the idea of 'what he must pay attention to'.

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