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From Vorschlag der AWO : Mit einem "Erwerbsbooster" gegen die Armut, tagesschau.de, 19 August 2026. Quoted for study. The words are the publisher's; the analysis is ours.
Meaning
One of the core points is the merger of tax-financed social benefits such as basic income support, housing benefit and the child supplement. Hochscheidt praises the experts' recommendations as "very bold and very far-reaching" and speaks of a "window of opportunity", a favourable moment for making progress with the necessary reforms of the welfare state.
Word for word: One of the core points is the merging of tax-financed social benefits such as basic security, housing money and child supplement. Hochscheidt praises the recommendations of the experts as "very bold and very far-reaching" and speaks of a "window of opportunity", a favourable moment, in order to come forward with the necessary reforms of the welfare state.
A news/journalistic report about social-policy reform: it states one key proposal (combining several means-tested benefits) and quotes an expert's positive assessment of the reform recommendations.
Two declarative main clauses in verb-second order joined by "und". The first sentence has an appositive genitive construction ("Einer der Kernpunkte") as subject. The second contains two coordinated verb phrases sharing the subject; "lobt ... als" takes an accusative object plus complement, and "um ... voranzukommen" is a zu-infinitive clause with the separable verb "vorankommen".
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Einer der Kernpunkte ist
The finite verb 'ist' stands in second position after the fronted subject phrase.
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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um bei den notwendigen Reformen des Sozialstaates voranzukommen
Purpose expressed with um + zu-infinitive; the separable prefix voran- fuses with zu.
Many verbs, adjectives and nouns take an infinitive introduced by zu, which stands at the end of its clause. With a separable verb the zu goes between the prefix and the stem, giving aufzustehen.
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voranzukommen
In the zu-infinitive of a separable verb, zu is inserted between prefix and stem: voran-zu-kommen.
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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die Zusammenlegung
The predicate noun after the copula 'ist' appears in the nominative.
The nominative marks the subject of the clause: whoever or whatever is doing the verb. It is also the case used after the verbs sein, werden and bleiben, so both sides of Das ist mein Bruder stand in the nominative.
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Einer der Kernpunkte
The partitive 'einer der Kernpunkte' puts the group noun in the genitive plural.
The genitive shows possession and follows a small set of prepositions. Masculine and neuter nouns add s or es. In speech it is often replaced by von plus the dative, but it is alive in writing and in fixed expressions.
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spricht von einem "window of opportunity"
'sprechen von' is a fixed verb-preposition combination governing the dative.
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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und spricht von
'und' coordinates the two verb phrases sharing the subject Hochscheidt.
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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einem günstigen Moment
After the indefinite determiner 'einem' the adjective takes the mixed ending -en.
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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den notwendigen Reformen
After the definite article 'den' in dative plural the adjective takes the weak ending -en.
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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steuerfinanzierten Sozialleistungen
The past participle 'steuerfinanziert' is used attributively as an adjective with a weak ending.
Both participles can stand before a noun and take ordinary adjective endings. The past participle is passive in sense, the present participle active: das gekochte Ei against das kochende Wasser.
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Words(35)
- einer
one, one of
pronounA2indefinite
Here stands for 'ein Problem'; declines like the indefinite article.
- der
the
determinerA1definite
Appears twice: dative feminine 'der Wirtschaft' and nominative plural 'die Beschlüsse'.
- der Kernpunkt
core point, key point
nounB2pl. Kernpunktegen. Kernpunktesstrong declension
- sein
to be
verbA1sein, war, ist gewesenmit seinirregular
Copula here linking subject to predicate noun.
- die
the
determinerA1definite
- die Zusammenlegung
merging, consolidation, combining
nounC1pl. Zusammenlegungengen. Zusammenlegungmixed declension
- von
from, of, by
prepositionA1governs dative
Used here to mark authorship, like 'by' in English credits.
- steuerfinanziert
tax-financed, funded by taxes
adjectiveC1steuerfinanzierter, am steuerfinanziertesten
- die Sozialleistung
social benefit, welfare payment
nounB2pl. Sozialleistungengen. Sozialleistungmixed declension
- wie
like, as, how
conjunctionA1subordinating
Here introducing an example, equivalent to 'such as'.
- die Grundsicherung
basic income support, basic security
nounC1pl. Grundsicherungengen. Grundsicherungmixed declension
- das Wohngeld
housing benefit
nounB2pl. Wohngeldergen. Wohngeldesstrong declension
- und
and
conjunctionA1coordinating
- der Kinderzuschlag
child supplement (welfare payment)
nounC1pl. Kinderzuschlägegen. Kinderzuschlagsstrong declension
- der Hochscheidt
Hochscheidt (surname)
nounC1gen. Hochscheidtsstrong declension
- loben
to praise
verbA2loben, lobte, hat gelobtmit habenweakgoverns accusative
- die Empfehlung
recommendation
nounB1pl. Empfehlungengen. Empfehlungmixed declension
- der Experte
expert
nounB1pl. Expertengen. Expertenweak declension
- als
as, than, when (past)
conjunctionA2correlative
here 'als Land' means 'as a country'; also used for comparisons and after 'als' in past-time clauses
- sehr
very
adverbA1degree
- mutig
bold, courageous
adjectiveB1mutiger, am mutigsten
- weitreichend
far-reaching, extensive
adjectiveC1governs genitiveweitreichender, am weitreichendsten
- sprechen
to speak, to talk
verbA1sprechen, sprach, hat gesprochenmit habenstrongsprechen für/gegen + accusative
Here only as part of the fixed expression 'sich für etwas aussprechen'.
- ein
a, an, one
determinerA1indefinite
The form einer here is dative feminine singular, not the pronoun meaning 'one'.
- das window
window (English loanword)
nounC1pl. windowsgen. windowsinvariable declension
- of
of (English)
prepositionA1
- die opportunity
opportunity (English loanword)
nounC1pl. opportunitiesgen. opportunity'sinvariable declension
- günstig
favourable, beneficial, cheap
adjectiveB1günstiger, am günstigsten
Means 'favourable/beneficial' here, not 'cheap'; the price sense applies mainly to goods and services.
- der Moment
moment, instant
nounA2pl. Momentegen. Momentsstrong declension
- um
in order to
conjunctionA2subordinating
In 'um ... zu + infinitive' it introduces a purpose clause with no explicit subject.
- bei
at, near, with
prepositionA2governs dative
'bei 42 Prozent' = 'at 42 percent', standard in poll reporting.
- notwendig
necessary
adjectiveB1notwendiger, am notwendigsten
- die Reform
reform
nounB1pl. Reformengen. Reformmixed declension
- der Sozialstaat
welfare state
nounC1pl. Sozialstaatengen. Sozialstaatesstrong declension
- vorankommen
to make progress, to get ahead
verbB1vorankommen, kam voran, ist vorangekommenmit seinseparableirregular