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Soldat

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Er trägt eine Waffe und kämpft damit gegen einen Feind.
He carries a weapon and uses it to fight against an enemy.
Der Sold war früher das Geld, das ein Soldat für seinen Dienst erhielt.
The pay used to be the money a soldier received for his service.
Der Rang besagt, wie weit oben der Soldat in der Rang-Ordnung der Armee steht.
The rank indicates how high up the soldier is in the army's rank order.
Bei guter Leistung bekommt er einen höheren Rang.
For good performance, he gets a higher rank.
Es gibt verschiedene Arten von Soldaten, die man auf bestimmte Aufgaben hin ausgebildet hat.
There are different types of soldiers who have been trained for specific tasks.
Einige Truppen kämpfen an Land, andere auf dem Meer.
Some troops fight on land, others at sea.
Die gibt es heute aber so gut wie nicht mehr.
These hardly exist anymore today.
Sie können nichts mehr ausrichten gegen moderne Flugzeuge oder Panzer.
They can no longer do anything against modern aircraft or tanks.

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trägt← tragen

to carry, to wear trägt, trug, getragen to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.); to bear, to (have to) pay (for)… A1/ˈtʁaːɡn̩/

Waffe

weapon plural: Waffen weapon, arm A2/ˈvafə/

kämpft← kämpfen

to fight kämpfen, kämpfte, gekämpft to fight, to struggle B1/kɛm(p)fən/

Feind

enemy plural: Feinde enemy, fiend, foe (male or of unspecified gender); enemy; hostile B1/faɪ̯nt/

Sold

pay, salary (for soldiers) no plural any pay or salary of a soldier; the daily basic pay of a soldier who serves less than two years, including (until 2011) conscripts as well as those… C2/zɔlt/

erhielt← erhalten

to receive erhalten, erhielt, erhalten to receive (something given, sent, won, etc.); to receive (a rebuke, punishment, fine, prison sentence, etc.); to receive (an injury, etc.) B1/ɛʁˈhaltən/

Dienst

service, duty plural: Dienste service; work, duty B1[diːnst]

Rang

rank plural: Ränge rank, a level in a hierarchy (but not so much an according title, for which Dienstgrad and Amtsbezeichnung / Amtstitel); prestige, high degree of… B1/raŋ/

besagt← besagen

to state, to indicate besagen, besagte, besagt to say, state, have it (said of texts or utterances, not of persons); to mean, signify; to mention, note C2/bəˈzaːɡən/

Rang-Ordnung← die Rangordnung

hierarchy plural: Rangordnungen

Leistung

performance, achievement plural: Leistungen performance, accomplishment, achievement; service; contractual performance A2/ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋ/

Arten← die Art

types, kinds singular: Art kind, sort, type; species; nature, character B1/aːrt/

ausgebildet← ausbilden

to train, to educate ausbilden, bildete aus, ausgebildet (participle) to educate; to train; to instruct (for a job, skill); to develop; to shape; to design C1/ˈaʊ̯sˌbɪldən/

Truppen← die Truppe

troops plural only in this context troupe (company of actors, etc.); force; forces B2/ˈtʁʊpə/

Land

land, country plural: Länder country (territory of a nation); state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy); land (real estate or… A1/lant/

Meer

sea plural: Meere sea; lake A2/meːɐ̯/

ausrichten

to achieve, to accomplish ausrichten, richtete aus, ausgerichtet to align; to justify or orient; to rectify; to achieve (something by changing a situation) B1[ˈʔaʊ̯sʁɪçtn̩]

Panzer

tank (military vehicle) plural: Panzer armour, armour plating, shield; suit of armour; shell, carapace B2/ˈpant͡sər/

Grammar in this text

Relative clause with preposition

Der Sold war früher das Geld, das ein Soldat für seinen Dienst erhielt.

The relative pronoun 'das' refers to 'Geld' and introduces a clause that specifies which money. Note the verb at the end.

Indefinite pronoun 'man'

die man auf bestimmte Aufgaben hin ausgebildet hat.

'man' is used as an impersonal pronoun meaning 'one' or 'they' in a general sense. The verb is in active voice.

Comparative with 'höher'

Bei guter Leistung bekommt er einen höheren Rang.

'höher' is the comparative form of 'hoch' (high). It is used here to indicate an increase in rank.

Negation with 'nicht mehr'

Sie können nichts mehr ausrichten gegen moderne Flugzeuge oder Panzer.

'nicht mehr' means 'no longer'. It is used to express that something has stopped or is no longer possible.

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