Unit 13: Extended Adjective Constructions

2. More Examples of Extended Adjective Constructions

Using prepositional phrases and regular adjectives:

Diese Flüssigkeit ist kein in Wasser löslicher Stoff.
This fluid is not a substance soluble in water.

Die Kommission sucht die für diese Taten verantwortlichen Soldaten.
The commission is looking for the soldiers responsible for these deeds.

Without introductory articles / adjectives:

In Rußland gefundene Kunstwerke sollen zurückgegeben werden.
Art works found in Russia shall be returned.

Wasser und Öl sind zu festen Stoffen werdende Flüssigkeiten.
Water and oil are liquids that turn into solid substances.

Without prepositional phrases:

Hier wohnen das Landleben liebende Bauern.
Here live farmers who love life on the land.

Die die Literatur liebenden Studenten studieren oft Anglistik.
The students who love literature often major in English.

Er sucht den Lauf der Maschine betreffende Vorschriften.
He is looking for rules concerning the operation of the machine.

With two adjacent prepositions:

In für Strahlen undurchlässigen Stoffen wurde kein solches Molekül gefunden.
No such molecule was found in substances impermeable to rays.

Viele dieser Frauen werden auf in England sich befindenden Universitäten arbeiten.
Many of these women will work at universities situated in England.

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