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Second sentence of Schätzungen zu Todesfällen: Robert Koch-Institut meldet 14.000 Hitzetote, tagesschau.de, 20 August 2026. Quoted for study. The words are the publisher's; the analysis is ours.

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According to a new estimate by the Robert Koch Institute, at least 14,000 people have died from the heat since the beginning of the year.

Word for word: According to a new estimate of-the Robert Koch-Institute are since year's-beginning at-least 14,000 people because-of the heat died.

Reports that, per a recent RKI estimate, at least 14,000 people have died as a result of heat since the start of the year — typical news-register phrasing for attributing a claim to a source.

A declarative main clause in verb-second order. The fronted prepositional phrase 'Laut einer neuen Schätzung...' occupies first position, so the finite verb 'sind' comes second and the past participle 'gestorben' closes the sentence, forming the perfect tense with the auxiliary 'sein' (required by the intransitive verb of motion/change 'sterben'). 'Laut' governs the dative; 'wegen' governs the genitive.

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laut
according to, per

prepositionB1governs dative

In journalistic German often followed by dative in practice despite being genitive.
ein
a, an, one

determinerA1indefinite

The form einer here is dative feminine singular, not the pronoun meaning 'one'.
neu
new

adjectiveA1
die Schätzung
estimate

nounB1pl. Schätzungengen. Schätzungstrong declension
der
the

determinerA1definite

Appears twice: dative feminine 'der Wirtschaft' and nominative plural 'die Beschlüsse'.
der Robert
Robert (name)

nounA1pl. Robertsgen. Robertsstrong declension
das Institut
institute

nounB1pl. Institutegen. Institutsstrong declension
sein
to be

verbA1sein, war, ist gewesenmit seinirregular

Copula here linking subject to predicate noun.
seit
since, for

prepositionA2governs dative

With time spans German uses 'seit' + present tense where English uses perfect: 'seit 13 Jahren' = 'for 13 years'.
der Jahresbeginn
beginning of the year

nounB1pl. Jahresbeginnegen. Jahresbeginnsstrong declension
mindestens
at least

adverbB1degree
14.000
14,000

numeralA1
der Mensch
human being, person

nounA1pl. Menschengen. Menschenweak declension

Weak n-declension: the genitive singular is Menschen and every plural form is Menschen.
wegen
because of, due to

prepositionA2governs genitive

In colloquial speech often heard with the dative, but standard German uses the genitive.
die Hitze
heat, hot weather

nounA2pl. Hitzengen. der Hitzestrong declension

For a heatwave German usually says die Hitze or eine Hitzewelle.
sterben
to die

verbA1sterben, starb, ist gestorbenmit seinstrongan + dative

Perfect is formed with 'sein': ist gestorben.

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Laut einer neuen Schätzung des Robert Koch-Instituts sind seit Jahresbeginn mindestens 14.000 Menschen wegen der Hitze gestorben.

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