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Opening sentence of Grundgesetzänderung notwendig: Umweltverbände unterstützen Hitzeschutz-Pläne der SPD, tagesschau.de, 17 August 2026. Quoted for study. The words are the publisher's; the analysis is ours.
Meaning
Several associations see Germany as unprepared for heatwaves and demand that the topic move to the centre of government policy.
Word for word: Several associations see Germany not armed/equipped for heatwaves and demand that the topic into the centre of the government policy moves.
Used in news reporting: organisations criticise Germany's lack of preparation for heatwaves and call for the issue to become a central priority of government policy.
A compound sentence with two coordinated main clauses joined by 'und'. The first uses 'sehen + accusative object + predicative adjective phrase' (accusative complement construction). The second contains a subordinate clause introduced by 'dass' with verb-final word order; 'rückt' is present tense, 3rd person singular agreeing with 'das Thema'.
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dass
'dass' introduces the content clause that is demanded.
Weil, dass, wenn, als, ob, obwohl, damit, nachdem, bevor and the rest introduce a subordinate clause and send its finite verb to the very end.
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rückt
In the dass-clause the finite verb appears 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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sehen
The finite verb stands in second position in the first main clause after the 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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und
'und' joins two main clauses whose shared subject is 'Mehrere Verbände'.
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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Deutschland
'Deutschland' is the direct object of 'sehen'.
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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ins Zentrum
'in' takes the accusative ('ins') because movement towards a place is expressed.
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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der Regierungspolitik
The genitive noun phrase attributes possession to 'Zentrum'.
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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nicht gewappnet
'nicht' negates the predicative adjective phrase.
Nicht negates a verb, an adjective or a whole clause. It stands at the end of the middle field, before a separable prefix, a participle, an infinitive or a predicate adjective, but after most objects and time expressions.
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sehen ... fordern ... rückt
All finite verbs are in the present tense reporting current claims.
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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Words(17)
- mehrere
several
determinerA2quantifier
- der Verband
association, federation
nounB1pl. Verbändegen. Verbandesstrong declension
- sehen
to see
verbA1sehen, sah, hat gesehenmit habenstrong
Here figurative: 'jemanden/etwas auf einem guten Weg sehen' means to judge someone as doing well.
- das Deutschland
Germany
nounA1pl. —gen. Deutschlandsinvariable declension
- nicht
not
adverbA1negation
Negates single words or phrases directly before them; sentence negation places it later.
- gewappnet
prepared, armed
adjectiveC1—, —
Almost always used with sein and für: 'für etwas gewappnet sein'.
- für
for
prepositionA1governs accusative
Here für Dienstag names the day the forecast applies to, not a beneficiary.
- die Hitzewelle
heatwave
nounB1pl. Hitzewellengen. Hitzewelleweak declension
- und
and
conjunctionA1coordinating
- fordern
to demand, to call for
verbB1fordern, forderte, hat gefordertmit habenweak
Do not confuse with fördern (to promote).
- dass
that
conjunctionA2subordinating
Always sends the finite verb to the end of the clause.
- der
the
determinerA1definite
Appears twice: dative feminine 'der Wirtschaft' and nominative plural 'die Beschlüsse'.
- das Thema
topic, theme, subject
nounB1pl. Themengen. Themasmixed declension
n-noun: adds -en/-n in all cases except nominative singular.
- ins
into the
prepositionA1governs accusative or dative
Contraction of 'in dem' is 'im'; 'ins' is always 'in das' (accusative).
- das Zentrum
centre, center
nounA2pl. Zentrengen. Zentrumsstrong declension
- die Regierungspolitik
government policy
nounC1pl. Regierungspolitikengen. Regierungspolitikmixed declension
- rücken
to move, to shift
verbB2rücken, rückte, ist gerücktmit seinstrong
'ins Zentrum rücken' = to move to the centre of attention.