🚀 Daily Booster – 19. März 2026
10 hochfrequente C1-Sätze zum Einprägen und Nachsprechen. Lies sie laut vor!
📝 Grammar Observations
1. sich lassen + Infinitiv (Sentence 1 & 6)
Rule: „sich lassen + Infinitiv” is used as an alternative to the passive voice with modal meaning (“can be done”). It expresses that something is possible.
The problem can be easily solved.
This question cannot be answered definitively.
The difference can hardly be recognized.
2. bedĂĽrfen + Genitiv (Sentence 2)
Rule: The verb „bedĂĽrfen” (to require/need) is a formal C1-level verb that takes the Genitiv case. Very common in academic and formal writing.
No further explanation is needed.
The situation requires immediate clarification.
This proposal requires the approval of all parties involved.
3. Angesichts + Genitiv (Sentence 3)
Rule: „Angesichts” is a Genitiv preposition meaning “in view of / given / considering.” Frequently used in news and formal argumentation.
In view of the current situation, the event was cancelled.
Given the shortage of skilled workers, companies are investing in further training.
4. Konjunktiv II Vergangenheit — Irreale Bedingungssätze (Sentence 4)
Rule: To express an unreal condition in the past, use „hätte/wäre + Partizip II” in both the wenn-Satz and the Hauptsatz. In formal style, „hätte” can be placed first (inversion) instead of using „wenn.”
Had I known that, I would have reacted differently.
Had he arrived on time, we would have caught the train.
5. sowohl … als auch (Sentence 5)
Rule: This is a two-part conjunction (zweiteilige Konjunktion) meaning “both … and.” It connects two parallel elements.
The offer is aimed at both students and professionals.
She speaks both French and Spanish fluently.
6. Indem-Sätze — Modalsätze (Sentence 6)
Rule: „Indem” introduces a subordinate clause describing the method/means by which something happens (“by doing X”). Verb goes to the end.
By practising regularly, one improves one’s language skills.
By lowering taxes, the government wants to boost consumption.
7. je … desto / je … umso (Sentence 9)
Rule: This comparative structure expresses a proportional relationship. After „je” the verb goes to the end (subordinate clause); after „desto/umso” the verb comes in second position (inversion).
The earlier one starts, the better the chances are.
The longer one waits, the more difficult it becomes.
8. Konjunktiv I in indirekter Rede (Sentence 10)
Rule: In formal written German (news, reports, academic texts), Konjunktiv I is used for indirect speech to show reported statements. „sei” is the Konjunktiv I form of „sein.”
The minister emphasized that the reform was necessary.
She explained that she had already prepared everything.
📚 Vokabeln
| Deutsch | Artikel | English |
|---|---|---|
| leugnen | — | to deny |
| die Digitalisierung | die | digitalization |
| tiefgreifend | — | profound, far-reaching |
| die Veränderung, -en | die | change |
| vielversprechend | — | promising |
| bedürfen (+ Gen.) | — | to require, to need |
| die Untersuchung, -en | die | investigation, examination |
| die Lebenshaltungskosten (Pl.) | Pl. | cost of living |
| die Anpassung, -en | die | adjustment, adaptation |
| der Mindestlohn, -löhne | der | minimum wage |
| abwendbar | — | avoidable, preventable |
| die Zustimmung | die | approval, agreement |
| heftig | — | fierce, intense |
| seitens (+ Gen.) | — | on the part of, from |
| erneuerbar | — | renewable |
| die Emission, -en | die | emission |
| zunehmend | — | increasingly |
| die BemĂĽhung, -en | die | effort, endeavour |
| bislang | — | so far, up to now |
| einheitlich | — | unified, uniform |
| sich auseinandersetzen mit | — | to engage with, to deal with |
| das Umdenken | das | rethinking, change of mindset |
| die Bildungspolitik | die | education policy |
| unerlässlich | — | indispensable, essential |