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Relativsätze übersetzen 2 — Arbeit

Translate into German — the point is the relative pronoun.

Translate each sentence into German, using the German words given after the dash. Only the relative pronoun is checked — with its preposition, straight after the comma (…, mit denen …) — so keep that comma. The model is shown afterwards to compare the rest.

Dativ — dem, der, denen

English often drops 'who' or leaves the preposition at the end: 'the friend I helped', 'the child I gave it to'. German always needs the pronoun, and the verb decides the case.

  1. The customer I sent the offer to has called. — der Kunde · das Angebot · schicken

  2. The boss, who I'm thanking for the help, is very fair. — die Chefin · danken + Dativ · die Hilfe

  3. The colleagues I trust work on the second floor. — die Kollegen · vertrauen + Dativ · im zweiten Stock

  4. The team the project belongs to is very small. — das Team · das Projekt · gehören + Dativ

  5. The applicants we turned down get an e-mail. — die Bewerber · absagen + Dativ

  6. The intern I explained everything to learns fast. — die Praktikantin · erklären

Mit Präposition

'The flat I live in' → die Wohnung, in der ich wohne. The preposition moves to the front of the clause.

  1. The company I work for is international. — die Firma · arbeiten bei

  2. The colleague I share the office with is very quiet. — der Kollege · das Büro · teilen

  3. The customers we get a lot of praise from are from Japan. — die Kunden · das Lob

  4. The department she works in is very big. — die Abteilung

  5. The partners we work with are based in Vienna. — die Partner · zusammenarbeiten mit · sitzen

  6. The boss I'm going to see tomorrow is strict. — der Chef · gehen zu

Genitiv — dessen, deren

'whose' → dessen (masculine, neuter) or deren (feminine, plural).

  1. The colleague whose office is next to mine talks loudly on the phone. — der Kollege · das Büro

  2. The company whose products we sell is based in Munich. — die Firma · die Produkte

  3. The project whose end we're celebrating was difficult. — das Projekt · das Ende

  4. The employees whose contracts are ending are looking for new jobs. — die Mitarbeiter · die Verträge · die Stellen

  5. The boss whose ideas are always good leads the team. — die Chefin · die Ideen · leiten

  6. The customer whose order is missing is annoyed. — der Kunde · die Bestellung

Gemischt — welcher Fall?

All the cases mixed. Work out what the pronoun does in its own clause before you write it.

  1. The colleague I'm giving the report to is new. — die Kollegin · der Bericht

  2. The colleague whose report I'm reading is new. — die Kollegin · der Bericht

  3. The colleague who always helps is on holiday. — der Kollege

  4. The job I'm applying for is in Berlin. — die Stelle · sich bewerben für

  5. The customers we're replying to have been waiting a long time. — die Kunden · antworten + Dativ

  6. The boss whose company is growing is happy. — der Chef · die Firma · wachsen

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