A2Grammar
Er berichtete, die Lage sei kritisch.
He reported that the situation was critical.
In German
Er berichtete, die Lage sei kritisch.
Er be-rish-tet-tuh, dee lah-guh zai krit-ish.
🇬🇧 English
He reported that the situation was critical.
🇪🇸 Español
Informó que la situación era crítica.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Ha riferito che la situazione era critica.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Er | He | Pronoun |
| berichtete | reported | Verb (Past tense of berichten) |
| , | Punctuation | |
| die | the | Article |
| Lage | situation | Noun |
| sei | was | Verb (Konjunktiv I of sein) |
| kritisch | critical | Adjective |
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Grammar Point
Konjunktiv I for indirect speech (reporting a fact/state)
Variations
Er sagte, die Lage sei kritisch.
He said the situation was critical.
Er teilte mit, die Lage sei kritisch.
He communicated that the situation was critical.
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Hätte ich nur gewusst, wie schwierig das ist!
Het-tuh ish noor ge-voost, vee shvee-rikh das ist!
Thank God!
Gott sei Dank!
Got zay Dank!
I wish I were at the beach right now.
Ich wünschte, ich wäre jetzt am Strand.
Ish vuen-shtuh, ish veh-ruh yetst am shtrant.
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
Ich würde das nicht tun, wenn ich du wäre.
Ish vuer-duh das nisht toon, ven ish doo veh-ruh.
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Sie fragte, ob er mit ihr tanzen möge.
Zee frahg-tuh, op er mit eer tan-tsen moe-guh.
It would be good if we left soon.
Es wäre gut, wenn wir bald gingen.
Es veh-ruh goot, ven veer balt ging-en.