Reading · C2 · Text 49
Otto Waalkes
Auch eine bekannte Nummer von ihm ist „der menschliche Körper“.
One of his well-known numbers is also 'the human body'.
Da lässt er die verschiedenen Organe miteinander reden.
In it, he lets the various organs talk to each other.
Das Gehirn will, dass der Körper jemanden ärgert.
The brain wants the body to annoy someone.
Doch die anderen Organe folgen ihm nicht.
But the other organs do not follow it.
Außerdem redet die Milz immer dazwischen und stellt blöde Fragen.
Moreover, the spleen always interrupts and asks stupid questions.
17 words above C2
Grammar in this text
Infinitive clause with 'lassen' (causative)
Da lässt er die verschiedenen Organe miteinander reden.
The verb 'lassen' is used with an infinitive ('reden') to express that someone causes or allows an action to happen. The infinitive goes to the end of the clause.
Subordinate clause with 'dass'
Das Gehirn will, dass der Körper jemanden ärgert.
The conjunction 'dass' introduces a subordinate clause with the finite verb at the end. Here it expresses what the brain wants.
Negation with 'nicht' after a verb
Doch die anderen Organe folgen ihm nicht.
The negation 'nicht' is placed after the conjugated verb in a simple main clause to negate the action.
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