Reading · C2 · Text 36
Rosen
In der Natur sind die Rosen nicht so besonders wie in den Gärten.
In nature, roses are not as special as in gardens.
Die Menschen haben sich nämlich immer die schönsten Rosen aus-gesucht.
People have always selected the most beautiful roses.
Sie sehen ein wenig aus wie kleine Äpfel.
They look a bit like small apples.
Die Rosen sind eben auch verwandt mit den Äpfeln.
Roses are indeed related to apples.
Rosen schenkt man jemandem, den man besonders liebt.
Roses are given to someone you love especially.
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Grammar in this text
Relative clause with dative preposition
Rosen schenkt man jemandem, den man besonders liebt.
The relative pronoun 'den' refers back to 'jemandem' and is in accusative case because it is the object of 'liebt'. This shows how relative pronouns agree in gender and number with their antecedent but take their case from their function in the relative clause.
Comparison with 'wie'
Sie sehen ein wenig aus wie kleine Äpfel.
The conjunction 'wie' is used to express a comparison of equality, meaning 'like' or 'as'. Here it compares the appearance of roses to small apples.
Separable verb in main clause
Sie sehen ein wenig aus wie kleine Äpfel.
The verb 'aussehen' is a separable verb. In a main clause, the prefix 'aus' is separated and placed at the end of the sentence, while the conjugated part 'sehen' stays in second position.
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