Reading · C2 · Text 15
Post
Mit der Post kann man auch Geld schicken.
You can also send money by mail.
Eine Post gibt es heute in jedem Land.
Today, there is a postal service in every country.
Bei uns er-kennt man sie an der gelben Farbe.
In our country, you can recognize it by the yellow color.
Ihre Autos und die Brief-Kästen sind gelb.
Its vehicles and mailboxes are yellow.
Das war jemand, der den Brief oder das Paket an den richtigen Ort brachte.
That was someone who brought the letter or package to the right place.
Heute geht das mit der Post viel einfacher.
Today, it is much easier to do this with the postal service.
Sie bringen vor allem Pakete oder holen welche ab.
They mainly deliver packages or pick them up.
Das ist so etwas wie eine private Post.
That is something like a private postal service.
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Grammar in this text
Relative clause with relative pronoun in nominative
Das war jemand, der den Brief oder das Paket an den richtigen Ort brachte.
The relative pronoun 'der' refers to 'jemand' and is the subject of the relative clause. The verb is placed at the end of the clause.
Indefinite pronoun 'welche' as a substitute for a noun
Sie bringen vor allem Pakete oder holen welche ab.
'welche' is used as an indefinite pronoun to avoid repeating 'Pakete'. It means 'some' and is declined according to gender and number.
Separable verb in a main clause
Sie bringen vor allem Pakete oder holen welche ab.
The verb 'abholen' is separable. In a main clause, the prefix 'ab' is placed at the end of the sentence, while the conjugated part 'holen' stays in second position.
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