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Third sentence of Teillegalisierung in Deutschland: Wo Cannabis boomt und wo es Probleme gibt, tagesschau.de, 21 August 2026. Quoted for study. The words are the publisher's; the analysis is ours.
Meaning
At a booth, an exhibitor explains the latest growing systems for cannabis clubs; a few metres away, companies are giving advice on medical cannabis and online prescriptions. Anne Schmidt is just sorting new joint papers into the shelf at her booth.
Word for word: At a stand explains an exhibitor the newest growing-systems for cannabis-clubs, few metres further advise companies about medical cannabis and online-prescriptions. Anne Schmidt sorts just new joint-papers into the shelf at her stand in.
A description of a trade-fair scene: various vendors present cannabis-related products, and Anne Schmidt is arranging rolling papers at her own booth.
Both sentences are main clauses with verb-second word order in the present tense. In the first, the fronted prepositional phrase 'An einem Stand' occupies position one, so the finite verbs 'erklärt' and 'beraten' follow immediately; 'beraten' agrees with its plural subject 'Unternehmen'. 'einsortieren' is separable: the finite stem 'sortiert' stands second and the prefix 'ein' goes to the end of the clause. Adjectives before nouns take mixed endings after ein-words ('neuesten', 'medizinisches', 'neue').
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An einem Stand erklärt
The fronted prepositional phrase fills first position, so the finite verb must come second.
In a German main clause the finite verb is always the second element. The first element can be the subject, but it can just as easily be a time expression, an object or a whole subordinate clause; whatever it is, it counts as one element and the verb follows it. This is why putting something other than the subject first pushes the subject after the verb.
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An einem Stand
'an' expresses static location, so it governs the dative.
The dative marks the indirect object, usually the person something is given, said or shown to. A number of common verbs take a dative object where English would use a direct one, and several prepositions always take it.
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die neuesten Anbausysteme
Direct objects of erklären, beraten and einsortieren appear in the accusative.
The accusative marks the direct object: the thing the action is done to. Only the masculine changes visibly, from der to den and from ein to einen, which is why the masculine is where accusative errors show.
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in das Regal
'in' takes the accusative for movement into and the dative for location; both uses occur here.
An, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor and zwischen take the accusative when the phrase answers where to, and the dative when it answers where. The distinction is movement across a boundary against position, not motion against stillness.
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sortiert ... ein
einsortieren splits: the finite stem stays in second position and the prefix 'ein' moves to the end.
Some verbs carry a prefix that detaches in a main clause and moves to the very end: aufstehen becomes Ich stehe um sieben auf. The prefix is stressed, which is what tells a separable prefix from an inseparable one. In a subordinate clause and in the infinitive the verb stays whole.
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erklärt
The scene is narrated in the present tense, including ongoing actions marked by 'gerade'.
The present describes what is happening now, what happens habitually, and very often what is going to happen, since German uses the present with a time expression where English would use a future.
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medizinisches Cannabis
Adjectives after ein-words and after no article take mixed or strong endings depending on the determiner.
After ein, kein and a possessive, the adjective takes strong endings exactly where the article shows nothing, which is the masculine nominative and the neuter nominative and accusative, and weak endings everywhere else.
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medizinisches Cannabis und Online-Rezepte
'und' coordinates two noun phrases without changing word order.
Und, aber, oder, denn and sondern join two main clauses and do not count as an element, so the word order after them is unchanged and the verb stays in second position.
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ihrem Stand
'ihr' shows possession and takes the dative masculine ending -em.
Mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer and Ihr take their stem from the owner and their ending from the thing owned, which is why seine Mutter and ihr Vater are the way they are.
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Words(29)
- an
on, at, by
prepositionA1governs accusative or dative
Dative for points in time and location (am Montag), accusative for direction.
- ein
a, an, one
determinerA1indefinite
The form einer here is dative feminine singular, not the pronoun meaning 'one'.
- der Stand
state, level, stand
nounA2pl. Ständegen. Standesstrong declension
In 'einen schweren Stand haben' it means one's competitive position.
- erklären
to explain, to declare
verbA1erklären, erklärte, hat erklärtmit habenweak
- der Aussteller
exhibitor
nounB1pl. Ausstellergen. Ausstellersweak declension
- die
the
determinerA1definite
- neu
new
adjectiveA1
- das Anbausystem
growing system, cultivation system
nounC1pl. Anbausystemegen. Anbausystemsstrong declension
- für
for
prepositionA1governs accusative
Here für Dienstag names the day the forecast applies to, not a beneficiary.
- der Cannabis-Club
cannabis club
nounC1pl. Cannabis-Clubsgen. Cannabis-Clubsstrong declension
- wenig
few, little
adjectiveA2weniger, am wenigsten
- der Meter
metre
nounA1pl. Metergen. Metersstrong declension
- weiter
further, farther, on, continuing
adverbA2temporal
Here adverbial 'keep on doing something'; the adjective meaning 'additional' would be weitere.
- beraten
to advise, to deliberate, to discuss
verbB1beraten, beriet, hat beratenmit habenmixedüber + accusative (sich beraten über)
Stem-vowel change e→ä in du berätst, er berät.
- das Unternehmen
company, enterprise
nounB1pl. Unternehmengen. Unternehmensstrong declension
- über
over, above, about, via, by way of
prepositionA1governs accusative or dative
Accusative with movement or route, as here ('via the programme'); dative for static location.
- medizinisch
medical
adjectiveB1
- das Cannabis
cannabis
nounB2pl. Cannabissortengen. Cannabisinvariable declension
- und
and
conjunctionA1coordinating
- das Online-Rezept
online prescription
nounB2pl. Online-Rezeptegen. Online-Rezeptsstrong declension
- die Anne
Anne (given name)
nounA1pl. Annesgen. Annesinvariable declension
- Schmidt
Schmidt (surname)
nounA1
- einsortieren
sort in, file away
verbB1einsortieren, sortierte ein, hat eingesortiertmit habenseparableweak
- gerade
just now, right now
adverbA2temporal
- das Joint-Blättchen
joint paper, rolling paper
nounC2pl. Joint-Blättchengen. Joint-Blättchensstrong declension
- in
in, into
prepositionA1governs accusative or dative
Dative for location, accusative for direction.
- das
the
determinerA1definite
- das Regal
shelf, bookcase
nounA2pl. Regalegen. Regalsstrong declension
Do not confuse with English 'regal'.
- ihr
their, her
determinerA2possessive
Refers to feminine or plural possessors; here 'its' (the commission's).