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Schimpansen

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Ein Schimpansen-Baby ist etwa ein bis zwei Kilogramm schwer.

A chimpanzee baby weighs about one to two kilograms.

Es trinkt dann Milch an den Brüsten seiner Mutter, etwa vier bis fünf Jahre lang.

It then drinks milk from its mother's breasts for about four to five years.

Es bleibt dann aber noch länger bei der Mutter.

It then stays with the mother for even longer.

Bis Schimpansen selber Junge machen können, müssen sie etwa sieben bis neun Jahre alt sein.

Until chimpanzees can have their own young, they must be about seven to nine years old.

In der Gruppe müssen sie jedoch warten.

In the group, however, they must wait.

Gemeine Schimpansen sind etwa 13 bis 16 Jahre alt, bis sie selber Eltern werden.

Common chimpanzees are about 13 to 16 years old before they become parents themselves.

In der Natur werden Schimpansen 30 bis 40 Jahre alt, in einem Zoo meist etwa 50 Jahre.

In the wild, chimpanzees live to be 30 to 40 years old, in a zoo usually about 50 years.

17 words above C2

trinkt← trinken
to drink trank, getrunken to drink (to drink liquids (in bottles, glasses, etc.) by mouth); to drink, to imbibe (to consume alcoholic beverages); to drink; to toast (engage… A1/ˈtʁɪŋkən/
bleibt← bleiben
to stay, remain blieb, geblieben to remain (to continue to be); to keep (on); to continue [with infinitive ‘doing something’] (see usage notes below); to stay; to remain in a place A1/ˈblaɪ̯bən/
young (animal) plural: die Jungen boy; jack A1/ˈjʊŋə/
machen können
to be able to make modal verb + infinitive
to wait regular to wait (for); to maintain (chiefly a machine, e.g. a car or heating); gerund of warten A1/ˈvartən/
Gemeine Schimpansen← der Gemeine Schimpanse
common chimpanzee species name; plural: Gemeine Schimpansen
parents plural only A1/ˈɛltərn/
nature, wild in der Natur = in the wild nature (the natural world); wilderness, the wild, natural scenery; disposition, constitution, essence A2[naˈtuːɐ̯]
zoo plural: die Zoos A2[t͡soː]
mostly, usually mostly, most often, usually A2/maɪ̯st/
approximately approximately; for instance; by any chance, possibly B1/ˈɛtva/
until, up to with time expressions until; to; until, to, (US) through A1/bɪs/
länger← lang
longer comparative of lang long; lengthy (in space or time); tall; many (indicating the length of the time in total) A1/laŋ(k)/
heavy heavy, weighty; indigestible; grave, severe, intense, serious, heavy A1/ʃveːɐ̯/
old old; ancient; elderly (inflected in the comparative) A1/alt/
Jahre← das Jahr
year plural: die Jahre year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun); year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit… A1/jaːr/
group in der Gruppe = in the group A2/ˈɡʁʊpə/

Grammar in this text

Temporal clauses with 'bis'

Bis Schimpansen selber Junge machen können, müssen sie etwa sieben bis neun Jahre alt sein.

'bis' introduces a subordinate clause with verb-final word order, meaning 'until'. The main clause follows with the verb in second position.

Modal verbs with infinitive

Bis Schimpansen selber Junge machen können

The modal verb 'können' is conjugated and placed at the end of the subordinate clause, while the main verb 'machen' appears as an infinitive. This is typical for modal verb constructions.

Comparative adjective

Es bleibt dann aber noch länger bei der Mutter.

'länger' is the comparative form of 'lang' (long). It is used to indicate a longer duration, and 'noch' intensifies the comparison.

Prepositional phrase with 'in' + dative

In der Gruppe müssen sie jedoch warten.

The preposition 'in' takes the dative case when indicating location (where something happens). 'der Gruppe' is dative feminine, showing the location.

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