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Relativsätze übersetzen 4 — Reisen

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 tour guide we asked lots of questions was patient. — der Reiseleiter · Fragen stellen + Dativ

  2. The woman I showed my passport to was a police officer. — der Pass · die Polizistin

  3. The tourists who don't like the hotel are complaining. — die Touristen · gefallen + Dativ · sich beschweren

  4. The couple we explained the way to came from Canada. — das Paar · der Weg · erklären

  5. The guests the waiter is bringing the food to are hungry. — die Gäste · der Kellner · das Essen

  6. The driver we gave a tip to was nice. — der Fahrer · das Trinkgeld

Mit Präposition

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

  1. The hotel we're staying in is by the sea. — das Hotel · übernachten · am Meer

  2. The island we're on holiday on is small. — die Insel · Urlaub machen auf

  3. The people I'm travelling with are my colleagues. — die Leute · reisen mit

  4. The train we're taking is late. — der Zug · fahren mit · Verspätung haben

  5. The town she comes from is in Italy. — die Stadt · kommen aus

  6. The countries I've been to were all beautiful. — die Länder

Genitiv — dessen, deren

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

  1. The hotel whose rooms are so small is cheap. — das Hotel · die Zimmer

  2. The city whose museums are famous is full of tourists. — die Stadt · die Museen

  3. The flight whose price was so high was very comfortable. — der Flug · der Preis

  4. The travellers whose suitcases are missing are waiting at the counter. — die Reisenden · die Koffer · der Schalter

  5. The island whose beaches are white is very popular. — die Insel · die Strände

  6. The guidebook whose tips were very good only costs ten euros. — der Reiseführer · die Tipps

Gemischt — welcher Fall?

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

  1. The tourist I'm showing the way to is from Japan. — die Touristin · der Weg · zeigen

  2. The tourist whose suitcase got lost is from Japan. — die Touristin · der Koffer · verloren gehen

  3. The suitcase I packed is heavy. — der Koffer · packen

  4. The trip I dream of is to Japan. — die Reise · träumen von

  5. The people we met were nice. — die Leute · begegnen + Dativ

  6. The country whose language I'm learning is Germany. — das Land · die Sprache

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