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76 [seventy-six]

Giving reasons 2

Giving reasons 2

76 [sechsundsiebzig]

etwas begründen 2

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Why didn’t you come? War------- -u----h--g--omm-n? W____ b___ d_ n____ g________ W-r-m b-s- d- n-c-t g-k-m-e-? ----------------------------- Warum bist du nicht gekommen? 0
I was ill. Ic--w-----an-. I__ w__ k_____ I-h w-r k-a-k- -------------- Ich war krank. 0
I didn’t come because I was ill. Ich-b----i-h----k-m-e----eil-i-h --a-k ---. I__ b__ n____ g________ w___ i__ k____ w___ I-h b-n n-c-t g-k-m-e-, w-i- i-h k-a-k w-r- ------------------------------------------- Ich bin nicht gekommen, weil ich krank war. 0
Why didn’t she come? Wa-u- ist -ie-n--ht g-k-m-en? W____ i__ s__ n____ g________ W-r-m i-t s-e n-c-t g-k-m-e-? ----------------------------- Warum ist sie nicht gekommen? 0
She was tired. Si- w---m--e. S__ w__ m____ S-e w-r m-d-. ------------- Sie war müde. 0
She didn’t come because she was tired. Sie --t----ht gek----n- -ei------m-----a-. S__ i__ n____ g________ w___ s__ m___ w___ S-e i-t n-c-t g-k-m-e-, w-i- s-e m-d- w-r- ------------------------------------------ Sie ist nicht gekommen, weil sie müde war. 0
Why didn’t he come? War-m------- ---ht--e-o-m--? W____ i__ e_ n____ g________ W-r-m i-t e- n-c-t g-k-m-e-? ---------------------------- Warum ist er nicht gekommen? 0
He wasn’t interested. Er--a------in- --s-. E_ h____ k____ L____ E- h-t-e k-i-e L-s-. -------------------- Er hatte keine Lust. 0
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. Er --- --c-- -eko----,-wei- er -ei-- Lu---h----. E_ i__ n____ g________ w___ e_ k____ L___ h_____ E- i-t n-c-t g-k-m-e-, w-i- e- k-i-e L-s- h-t-e- ------------------------------------------------ Er ist nicht gekommen, weil er keine Lust hatte. 0
Why didn’t you come? W---- se-d--h--nic-----kom---? W____ s___ i__ n____ g________ W-r-m s-i- i-r n-c-t g-k-m-e-? ------------------------------ Warum seid ihr nicht gekommen? 0
Our car is damaged. Uns-r---to is---ap--t. U____ A___ i__ k______ U-s-r A-t- i-t k-p-t-. ---------------------- Unser Auto ist kaputt. 0
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. W-- s-n----c-t -e----en,-w-il---s---A-t---ap-t- is-. W__ s___ n____ g________ w___ u____ A___ k_____ i___ W-r s-n- n-c-t g-k-m-e-, w-i- u-s-r A-t- k-p-t- i-t- ---------------------------------------------------- Wir sind nicht gekommen, weil unser Auto kaputt ist. 0
Why didn’t the people come? Wa-um--i-d-d-e-L---- nic-- -e-o--en? W____ s___ d__ L____ n____ g________ W-r-m s-n- d-e L-u-e n-c-t g-k-m-e-? ------------------------------------ Warum sind die Leute nicht gekommen? 0
They missed the train. S-- ha--n --n -u---------t. S__ h____ d__ Z__ v________ S-e h-b-n d-n Z-g v-r-a-s-. --------------------------- Sie haben den Zug verpasst. 0
They didn’t come because they missed the train. Si- --n- ni-h- -e--mmen---ei- --e--e----g-v-rpa--t ha--n. S__ s___ n____ g________ w___ s__ d__ Z__ v_______ h_____ S-e s-n- n-c-t g-k-m-e-, w-i- s-e d-n Z-g v-r-a-s- h-b-n- --------------------------------------------------------- Sie sind nicht gekommen, weil sie den Zug verpasst haben. 0
Why didn’t you come? W---m bi-t----ni--- ---omme-? W____ b___ d_ n____ g________ W-r-m b-s- d- n-c-t g-k-m-e-? ----------------------------- Warum bist du nicht gekommen? 0
I was not allowed to. I---d-rf-- --ch-. I__ d_____ n_____ I-h d-r-t- n-c-t- ----------------- Ich durfte nicht. 0
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. Ich-b-- n-c-t-g----men- ---l-ich -ich---u-ft-. I__ b__ n____ g________ w___ i__ n____ d______ I-h b-n n-c-t g-k-m-e-, w-i- i-h n-c-t d-r-t-. ---------------------------------------------- Ich bin nicht gekommen, weil ich nicht durfte. 0

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The indigenous languages of America

Many different languages are spoken in America. English is the main language in North America. Spanish and Portuguese dominate in South America. All of these languages came to America from Europe. Before colonization, other languages were spoken there. These languages are known as the indigenous languages of America. Until today, they haven't been explored substantially. The variety of these languages is enormous. It is estimated that there are about 60 language families in North America. In South America there could even be as many as 150. Additionally, there are many isolated languages. All of these languages are very different. They exhibit only a few common structures. Therefore, it is difficult to classify the languages. The reason for their differences lies in the history of America. America was colonized in several stages. The first people came to America more than 10,000 years ago. Each population brought its language to the continent. The indigenous languages are most similar to Asian languages. The situation regarding America's ancient languages isn't the same everywhere. Many Native American languages are still in use in South America. Languages like Guarani or Quechua have millions of active speakers. By contrast, many languages in North America are almost extinct. The culture of the Native Americans of North America was long oppressed. In the process, their languages were lost. But interest in them has increased in the last few decades. There are many programs that aim to nurture and protect the languages. So they could have a future after all…