99 Luftballons by Nena Part 2 (Advanced): Outro
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Key Phrases
99 Jahre Krieg
99 years of war
Ließen keinen Platz für Sieger
Left no room for winners
Seh' die Welt in Trümmern liegen
See the world lying in ruins
Skills You'll Learn
Understanding past tense expressions
Verständnis von Ausdrücken im Präteritum
Comprehending phrases about conflict and outcomes
Verstehen von Phrasen über Konflikte und deren Folgen
Visualizing and describing scenes of destruction
Visualisieren und Beschreiben von Zerstörungsszenen
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
99 Jahre
noin-und-neun-tsih yah-re
99 years
Krieg
kreeg
War
99 Jahre Krieg
noin-und-neun-tsih yah-re kreeg
99 years of war
Ließen
lee-sen
Left
💬 [ließen] is the past of [lassen], which often means "let" or "make" rather than literal "leave." You'll meet the same pattern in [Ich lasse das Fenster offen] — "I leave / keep the window open."
See breakdown →Keinen Platz
kigh-nehn plahts
No room
💬 [kein] changes shape to match the noun after it: here it's [keinen Platz]. Same pattern: [Ich habe keinen Hunger].
See breakdown →Für Sieger
fyoor zee-gur
For winners
💬 [für] always stays [für], but the article or pronoun after it may change; here there's no article, just plural [Sieger]. Compare [für den Sieger] vs. [für Sieger].
See breakdown →Ließen keinen Platz für Sieger
lee-sen kigh-nehn plahts fyoor zee-gur
Left no room for winners
Kriegsminister
kreegs-mi-nis-ter
War ministers
Gibt's nicht mehr
gipts nicht mehr
No longer exist
💬 [gibt's] is short for [gibt es]. You'll hear this contraction constantly in speech: [Was gibt's?], [Hier gibt's Kaffee].
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