Reading · C2 · Text 44
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Es gibt auch den Ausdruck Rezitation.
There is also the term recitation.
Damit ist meist gemeint, dass ein Gedicht vorgetragen wird.
This usually means that a poem is recited.
Wer das macht, ist ein Rezitator.
The one who does this is a reciter.
Diese Leute haben besonders gut gelernt, wie man spricht.
These people have learned particularly well how to speak.
Oft sind es Schauspieler.
Often they are actors.
3 words above C2
Grammar in this text
Passive voice (Vorgangspassiv) with 'werden' + Partizip II
dass ein Gedicht vorgetragen wird.
The passive is formed with 'werden' and the past participle, here in a subordinate clause with the conjugated verb at the end. It focuses on the action (the poem being recited) rather than the person doing it.
Indefinite relative pronoun 'wer' (free relative clause)
Wer das macht, ist ein Rezitator.
'wer' introduces a relative clause without an antecedent, meaning 'anyone who'. The relative clause has verb-final word order, and the main clause follows after the comma.
Embedded question with 'wie' (indirect question) and verb-final order
wie man spricht
The direct question 'Wie spricht man?' becomes an embedded question with 'wie' and the conjugated verb at the end. This is typical for indirect questions in German.
Existential construction 'es gibt' + accusative object
Es gibt auch den Ausdruck Rezitation.
'es gibt' is a fixed expression meaning 'there is/are', followed by an accusative object. The 'es' is a placeholder subject, and the real subject is absent. This is a common way to state existence.
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