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From Ernährungssicherheit: NABU-Studie zweifelt an Nutzen der EU-Agrarhilfen, tagesschau.de, 20 August 2026. Quoted for study. The words are the publisher's; the analysis is ours.

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Meaning

The EU agricultural budget is currently being renegotiated as part of EU financial planning. Rainer argues: only if farmers receive sufficient financial support can it be ensured that people in Germany and Europe will continue to have enough domestic food on the table.

Word for word: The EU-agriculture-budget is currently in the frame of-the EU-finance-planning newly negotiated. Rainer argues: Only when the farmers sufficient financial support get, lets itself ensure that the people in Germany and Europe also further enough domestic foods on the table have.

A news-style report on EU budget negotiations, followed by Rainer's opinion that continued financial support for farmers is necessary so that people keep having enough home-produced food.

Two sentences plus a quoted statement. The first is a present-tense passive (wird ... verhandelt) with the agent left out; 'im Rahmen der EU-Finanzplanung' uses the fixed phrase 'im Rahmen' with a genitive attribute. The quote contains a conditional clause introduced by 'nur wenn' with verb-final 'bekommen', a main clause with the 'sich lassen + infinitive' construction ('lässt sich sicherstellen'), and a 'dass'-clause again with verb-final word order.

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das
the

determinerA1definite
das EU-Agrarbudget
EU agricultural budget

nounC1pl. EU-Agrarbudgetsgen. EU-Agrarbudgetsstrong declension

Compound of EU, Agrar- (agricultural) and Budget; all compounds of -budget are neuter.
werden
become, will (future auxiliary)

verbA2werden, wurde, ist gewordenmit habenirregular

Also the passive auxiliary; do not confuse with bekommen (= receive).
derzeit
currently, at present

adverbB2temporal
in
in, into

prepositionA1governs accusative or dative

Dative for location, accusative for direction.
der Rahmen
frame, context

nounB1pl. Rahmengen. Rahmensweak declension

Almost always met in the fixed phrase 'im Rahmen von' = within the scope of.
der
the

determinerA1definite

Appears twice: dative feminine 'der Wirtschaft' and nominative plural 'die Beschlüsse'.
die EU-Finanzplanung
EU financial planning

nounC1pl. EU-Finanzplanungengen. EU-Finanzplanungmixed declension
neu
new

adjectiveA1
verhandeln
to negotiate

verbB2verhandeln, verhandelte, hat verhandeltmit habenweak
der Rainer
Rainer (male first name)

nounA1pl. Rainersgen. Rainersinvariable declension
argumentieren
to argue, to make a case

verbB2argumentieren, argumentierte, hat argumentiertmit habenweak
nur
only, just

particleA1
wenn
if, when(ever)

conjunctionA2subordinating

triggers verb-final word order; conditional 'if' here
die
the

determinerA1definite
der Landwirt
farmer

nounB1pl. Landwirtegen. Landwirtesweak declension
genügend
sufficient, enough

adjectiveB2

Usually left uninflected like a quantifier.
finanziell
financial

adjectiveB1finanzieller, am finanziellsten
die Unterstützung
support, assistance

nounB1pl. Unterstützungengen. Unterstützungmixed declension
bekommen
to get, to receive

verbA2bekommen, bekam, hat bekommenmit habenstrong

Often means simply 'to get/receive', not 'to become' — do not confuse with English 'become'.
lassen
let, leave, allow

verbA2lassen, ließ, hat lassen/gelassenmit habenirregular

'etwas offen lassen' = to leave something open/unanswered.
sich
himself/herself/themselves, itself

pronounA2reflexive

Always refers back to the subject; here it is fixed to the verb 'sich mehren'.
sicherstellen
to ensure, to guarantee

verbB2sicherstellen, stellte sicher, hat sichergestelltmit habenseparableweak
dass
that

conjunctionA2subordinating

Always sends the finite verb to the end of the clause.
der Mensch
human being, person

nounA1pl. Menschengen. Menschenweak declension

Weak n-declension: the genitive singular is Menschen and every plural form is Menschen.
das Deutschland
Germany

nounA1pl. —gen. Deutschlandsinvariable declension
und
and

conjunctionA1coordinating
das Europa
Europe

nounA1pl. Europasgen. Europasstrong declension
auch
also, too

adverbA1modal

Focus particle; here it means the ministers are included among others already named.
weiterhin
continuing, still, furthermore

adverbB1temporal
genug
enough

adverbA2degree
heimisch
domestic, native, home-grown

adjectiveB2

Here it modifies Lebensmittel in the sense of locally produced food.
das Lebensmittel
food, foodstuffs

nounA2pl. Lebensmittelgen. Lebensmittelsstrong declension

Almost always used in the plural.
auf
on, onto

prepositionA1governs accusative or dative

Location takes the dative, movement towards the accusative.
der Tisch
table

nounA1pl. Tischegen. Tischesstrong declension

'Auf dem Tisch haben' is idiomatic: to have food on the table.
haben
to have

verbA1haben, hatte, hat gehabtmit habenirregular

As an auxiliary it forms the perfect tenses of most verbs.

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