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Erweiterte Partizipialattribute
Extended participial attributes
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die Oper, die im 19. Jahrhundert in Wien entstanden istbecomesdie im 19. Jahrhundert in Wien entstandene Oper6 parts · about 6 min
1What & when
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In one lineEverything that belongs to the verb goes between and noun; the comes last: die von der Kritik gefeierte Inszenierung.
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Die Oper ist im neunzehnten Jahrhundert in Wien entstanden.
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Everything from the clause moves between the and the noun. The comes last, with an .
„Die im neunzehnten Jahrhundert in Wien entstandene Oper wird heute wieder gespielt.“ — The opera written in Vienna in the nineteenth century is being performed again today.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
A can stand before a noun like an adjective: die gefeierte Inszenierung (Partizip II, the past participle) or das lachende Publikum (Partizip I, the present participle). In an extended participial attribute, it brings along everything that belonged to the verb: when, where, how, by whom. So what could be a whole sits between the and the noun: die von der Kritik gefeierte Inszenierung.
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And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Kunst & LiteraturProgramme booklets, reviews, museum labels and encyclopedia entries use them all the time. They pack a lot into one noun phrase: die 1840 im Theater an der Wien uraufgeführte Posse. In conversation, Germans mostly use a instead. So above all you need to understand these blocks quickly when you read or hear them. You can use them yourself when you write a review or a summary.
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