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From Fruchtnektar und Haferdrink: Bundesregierung will geplante Zuckersteuer ausweiten, tagesschau.de, 25 August 2026. Quoted for study. The words are the publisher's; the analysis is ours.
Meaning
And with drinks that contain only sweeteners.
Word for word: And with drinks, which only sweetening agents contain.
A sentence fragment, likely continuing a previous statement, restricting a claim to drinks that contain only sweetening agents rather than sugar.
A verbless fragment consisting of a prepositional phrase headed by 'bei' (dative) plus the noun 'Getränken', which is modified by a relative clause. The relative pronoun 'die' agrees in number and gender with 'Getränken' (plural) and is the subject of the relative clause; the clause verb 'enthalten' stands at the end because it is a subordinate clause.
Rules at work(4)
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die ... enthalten
The relative clause introduced by 'die' is subordinate, so its finite verb moves to the end.
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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die nur Süßungsmittel enthalten
'die' is a relative pronoun linking the clause to 'Getränken' and serving as its subject.
A relative pronoun takes its gender and number from the noun it refers back to, and its case from the job it does inside the relative clause. The clause is verb-final and always separated by a comma.
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bei Getränken
'bei' governs the dative, hence the dative plural form 'Getränken' with its -n ending.
Aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von and zu always take the dative. Several of them contract with the article: von dem becomes vom, zu der becomes zur.
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die ... enthalten
The finite verb 'enthalten' shows third-person plural agreement with the relative pronoun 'die'.
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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Words(7)
- und
and
conjunctionA1coordinating
- bei
at, near, with
prepositionA2governs dative
'bei 42 Prozent' = 'at 42 percent', standard in poll reporting.
- das Getränk
drink, beverage
nounA2pl. Getränkegen. Getränksstrong declension
- die
who, which, that
pronounA2relative
Demonstrative 'die' pointing back to a previously mentioned noun; stronger than plain 'sie'.
- nur
only, just
particleA1
- das Süßungsmittel
sweetener, sweetening agent
nounC1pl. Süßungsmittelgen. Süßungsmittelsstrong declension
- enthalten
contain, include
verbA2enthalten, enthielt, enthaltenmit habenmixed