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Vocab: Society, politics & law — A2 (3) ​
Society, politics & law vocabulary at A2 level.
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zulassen — to allow, to permit; to admit, to accept officially ​
Zulassen takes an accusative object: jemanden or etwas zulassen. It is an irregular separable verb based on lassen; its perfect is formed with haben, and it can also introduce a clause with dass.
Die Lehrerin lässt keine Handys im Unterricht zu.
The teacher does not allow mobile phones in class.
die Lehrerin means the teacher, keine Handys means no mobile phones, and im Unterricht means in class. Keine Handys is accusative because zulassen takes a direct object; in this main clause lässt is in position two and zu goes to the end.
Die Schule hat die Teilnahme aller Schüler zugelassen.
The school allowed all the pupils to take part.
die Schule means the school, die Teilnahme means participation, and aller Schüler means of all pupils. Die Teilnahme is accusative because it is the object of zugelassen; the perfect uses hat because zulassen takes haben, and the participle stands at the end.
Der Arzt ließ eine kurze Pause zu.
The doctor allowed a short break.
der Arzt means the doctor and eine kurze Pause means a short break. Eine kurze Pause is accusative after zulassen; in the preterite, ließ carries the changed vowel and zu remains at the end.
Lass mich bitte kurz zu!
Please let me do it briefly!
mich means me, bitte means please, and kurz means briefly or for a short time. Mich is accusative because the person being allowed is the object; the du imperative splits into lass ... zu, with the prefix at the end.
Wenn das Wetter besser wäre, ließe die Stadt mehr Veranstaltungen zu.
If the weather were better, the city would allow more events.
wenn means if, das Wetter means the weather, besser means better, and Veranstaltungen means events. Ließe is Konjunktiv II and expresses a hypothetical result; in the main clause the finite verb is in position two and the prefix zu goes to the end.
Die Stadt wird neue Regeln zulassen.
The city will allow new rules.
die Stadt means the city, neue Regeln means new rules, and wird means will. Neue Regeln is accusative because it is the object; in the future, wird is finite in position two and the whole infinitive zulassen goes to the end.
Die Universität lässt nur Bewerber mit Berufserfahrung zu.
The university admits only applicants with professional experience.
die Universität means the university, nur Bewerber means only applicants, and Berufserfahrung means professional experience. Bewerber is accusative because it is the object of zulassen; the finite verb lässt is in position two and zu is separated to the end.
Der Antrag wurde nicht zugelassen.
The application was not accepted.
der Antrag means the application, wurde means was, and nicht means not. This is a passive sentence: the application is the thing accepted, and zugelassen stands at the end as the Partizip II.
die Überwachungskamera — security camera, surveillance camera ​
Ãœberwachungskamera is a compound: Ãœberwachung means surveillance and Kamera means camera. The plural is Ãœberwachungskameras, with the plural ending on the last part of the compound.
Die Ãœberwachungskamera steht am Eingang.
The security camera is at the entrance.
steht means is standing or is located, and der Eingang means the entrance. Die Ãœberwachungskamera is nominative because it is the subject; am Eingang is a location phrase with an plus the dative.
Die Polizei überprüft die Überwachungskamera.
The police are checking the security camera.
die Polizei means the police, and überprüft means checks. Die Überwachungskamera is accusative because überprüfen takes a direct object; the feminine article looks the same in nominative and accusative.
Neben der Ãœberwachungskamera wartet ein Mann.
A man is waiting next to the security camera.
neben means next to, wartet means is waiting, and ein Mann means a man. Der Ãœberwachungskamera is dative because neben expresses location here and takes the dative; the verb wartet is in position two.
Das Bild der Ãœberwachungskamera ist unscharf.
The image from the security camera is blurred.
das Bild means the image, and unscharf means blurred or unclear. Der Ãœberwachungskamera is genitive because it identifies whose image it is; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Im Gebäude hängen mehrere Überwachungskameras.
Several security cameras are hanging in the building.
im Gebäude means in the building, hängen means are hanging, and mehrere means several. Überwachungskameras is plural after mehrere; the location phrase im Gebäude uses the dative after in.
Die Ãœberwachungskamera hat den Diebstahl aufgenommen.
The security camera recorded the theft.
den Diebstahl means the theft, and aufgenommen means recorded. Die Ãœberwachungskamera is nominative as the subject, while den Diebstahl is accusative after aufnehmen; the perfect places aufgenommen at the end.