GrammarB2· Wie wir lernen

Modalsätze

Modal clauses

Kartoffel · your teacher

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From what you know

Ich höre Podcasts. So lerne ich neue Wörter.Ich lerne neue Wörter, indem ich Podcasts höre.

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1What & when

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indem says how; ohne dass and statt dass say what doesn't happen. Verb last.

Before

Ich lerne neue Wörter. Ich höre Podcasts.

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How? indem, and its verb goes to the end.

„Ich lerne neue Wörter, indem ich Podcasts höre.“ — I learn new words by listening to podcasts.

Kartoffel

First, what is it?

Modal clauses say how something happens: by what means, without what, or instead of what. indem and dadurch, dass give the means. ohne dass and statt dass name something that doesn't happen: it is missing, or something else happens in its place. Like weil, they all send the verb to the end:

Kartoffel

And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:

Wie wir lernenYou need it to explain methods and give tips: – –

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