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Jahrhundert
Manchmal benutzt man auch Ausdrücke wie Epoche oder Zeitalter.
Sometimes one also uses expressions such as epoch or age.
Damit meint man oft Zeiträume, die viel länger dauern.
By this, one often means periods that last much longer.
Man will sie vielleicht auch nach etwas Bestimmten benennen, das für die damalige Zeit sehr wichtig oder typisch war.
One may also want to name these periods after something specific that was very important or typical for that time.
Zum Beispiel spricht man der Steinzeit oder vom Industriezeitalter.
For example, one speaks of the Stone Age or the Industrial Age.
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Grammar in this text
Relative clause with verb-final position
die viel länger dauern
In German, the finite verb in a relative clause moves to the very end. This differs from English and is important for word order.
Pronominal adverb (da-compound)
Damit meint man oft Zeiträume
'Damit' is a compound of 'da' and 'mit' and replaces 'mit + noun' from the previous context. It is used to refer back to an idea or object without repeating it.
Contraction of preposition and definite article
vom Industriezeitalter
The preposition 'von' and the dative article 'dem' are contracted to 'vom'. Similarly, 'zu dem' contracts to 'zum'. This is a common feature of German prepositions.
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