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From SPD-Vorstoß zu Klimaanpassung: Rückt eine Grundgesetzänderung näher?, tagesschau.de, 17 August 2026. Quoted for study. The words are the publisher's; the analysis is ours.
Meaning
Among others, municipalities, care homes, day-care centres and hospitals are to benefit from this. Deputy government spokesman Sebastian Hille stressed that this initiative would now be discussed within the federal government.
Word for word: Of-it shall among-others municipalities, care-homes, kitas and hospitals profit. The deputy government-spokesman Sebastian Hille stresses, about this initiative become now within the federal-government advised.
A government spokesperson reports that various public institutions should benefit from a proposal, and that the federal government is now deliberating on it — typical journalistic style using the subjunctive for reported speech.
First sentence: 'sollen' is a modal verb in finite position (verb-second) with an infinitive 'profitieren' at the end, expressing reported purpose/expectation; 'davon' is a da-compound referring back to something previously mentioned; a list of subjects follows 'unter anderem'. Second sentence: main clause with verb-second order, followed by a reported statement without 'dass' — instead a subordinate clause with subjunctive one ('werde ... beraten') in verb-final position, marking indirect speech.
Rules at work(12)
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Davon sollen
'sollen' occupies the second position after the fronted adverb 'davon'.
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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sollen ... profitieren
Modal 'sollen' takes a bare infinitive at the end of the clause and here expresses expectation/reported claim.
The six modals können, müssen, dürfen, sollen, wollen and mögen say something about the main verb rather than naming an action. The modal is the finite verb in second position and the main verb goes to the end of the clause as an infinitive.
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werde nun innerhalb der Bundesregierung beraten
'werde' signals indirect speech reporting what the spokesman said.
Reported speech in journalism and formal writing. It is built from the infinitive stem, and where its form would be identical to the ordinary present, Konjunktiv II is used instead to keep the reporting visible.
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werde ... beraten
Vorgangspassive with werden + past participle; the agent is unexpressed.
Werden plus a past participle. The agent, when it is mentioned at all, follows von for a person and durch for a means. In the perfect passive the participle of werden appears as worden rather than geworden.
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über diesen Vorstoß werde nun innerhalb der Bundesregierung beraten
The dass-less subordinate clause places the finite verb at the end.
In a subordinate clause the finite verb stands last. Where the clause also holds a participle or an infinitive, the finite verb goes after them, so the order at the end is participle then auxiliary.
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sollen ... profitieren
Plural verb form agrees with the coordinated plural subjects Kommunen, Pflegeheime, Kitas und Krankenhäuser.
The finite verb takes an ending that matches its subject in person and number. The endings for regular verbs in the present are e, st, t, en, t, en.
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Kitas und Krankenhäuser
'und' coordinates the last two items of the subject list.
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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über diesen Vorstoß
'beraten' is fixed with 'über' + accusative.
Many verbs are tied to one preposition and one case, and the pairing rarely matches the English one. Warten auf takes the accusative, denken an takes the accusative, teilnehmen an takes the dative.
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innerhalb der Bundesregierung
'innerhalb' governs the genitive case.
Während, wegen, trotz, statt and a longer list in formal writing take the genitive, though the dative is widely heard with them in speech.
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unter anderem
'unter' appears in the fossilised dative expression 'unter anderem'.
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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Pflegeheime, Krankenhäuser, Bundesregierung, Regierungssprecher
Several nouns are compounds whose gender comes from the final element.
German builds long nouns by joining shorter ones. The last part carries the gender and the plural, and everything before it modifies what follows, so a compound is read from the right.
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Der stellvertretende
After the definite article the adjective takes the weak ending -e.
After a definite article the adjective ending is e in the five nominative and accusative singular slots and en everywhere else, because the article has already shown the case and gender.
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Words(22)
- davon
of it, about it
adverbA2conjunctional
Da-compound standing in for 'von + noun'; English uses 'of/about it'.
- sollen
should, to be supposed to
verbA2sollen, sollte, gesolltmit habenmodal
In reporting, 'soll' signals that something is planned or claimed rather than fact.
- unter
under, among, citing
prepositionA2governs accusative or dative
'unter Berufung auf' is a set journalistic phrase meaning 'citing'.
- ander-
other, another
pronounA1indefinite
Substantivised form declined like an adjective; 'die anderen' means 'the others'.
- die Kommune
municipality, local authority
nounB1pl. Kommunengen. Kommuneweak declension
- das Pflegeheim
care home, nursing home
nounB2pl. Pflegeheimegen. Pflegeheimsstrong declension
- die Kita
day-care centre, nursery
nounB1pl. Kitasgen. Kitastrong declension
- und
and
conjunctionA1coordinating
- das Krankenhaus
hospital
nounA2pl. Krankenhäusergen. Krankenhausesstrong declension
- profitieren
to benefit, to profit
verbB2profitieren, profittierte, hat profittiertmit habenweakprofitieren von + dative
- der
the
determinerA1definite
Appears twice: dative feminine 'der Wirtschaft' and nominative plural 'die Beschlüsse'.
- stellvertretend
deputy, deputising
adjectiveB2
- der Regierungssprecher
government spokesperson
nounC1pl. Regierungssprechergen. Regierungssprechersmixed declension
- betonen
to emphasize, to stress
verbB1betonen, betonte, betontmit habenweak
- 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.
- dieser
this, that
determinerA2demonstrative
Takes the same endings as the definite article; the dative neuter form is "diesem".
- der Vorstoß
initiative, push, move
nounC1pl. Vorstößegen. Vorstoßesstrong declension
- werden
become, will (future auxiliary)
verbA2werden, wurde, ist gewordenmit habenirregular
Also the passive auxiliary; do not confuse with bekommen (= receive).
- nun
now, at this point
adverbA2temporal
Often signals a new stage in narration rather than plain 'now'.
- innerhalb
within, inside
prepositionB2governs genitive
Always genitive; can also be temporal ('within two weeks').
- die Bundesregierung
federal government
nounB2pl. Bundesregierungengen. Bundesregierungstrong declension
- 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.