Science and technology Wëssenschaft an Technologie
Name the work of researchers, say what is being invented and developed, and explain in a sentence how something works.
By the end of this lesson you can
- Name common fields, tools and results of research.
- Say what is being invented, developed or discovered.
- Explain in a sentence how something works or what it is for.
- Report what a study found.
34 words and phrases
- d'Fuerschung
- research Plural: d'Fuerschungen.
- fuerschen
- to research
- de Fuerscher
- the researcher
- d'Wëssenschaft
- science Plural: d'Wëssenschaften.
- de Wëssenschaftler
- the scientist
- d'Experiment
- the experiment Neuter. Plural: d'Experimenter.
- d'Entdeckung
- the discovery Plural: d'Entdeckungen.
- d'Erfindung
- the invention Plural: d'Erfindungen.
- erfannen
- to invent Participle: erfonnt.
- d'Technologie
- technology Plural: d'Technologien.
- d'Datebank
- the database Plural: d'Datebanken.
- d'Software
- software
- de Roboter
- the robot Plural: d'Roboteren.
- de Laboratoire
- the laboratory
- d'Studie
- the study Plural: d'Studien.
- analyséieren
- to analyse
- d'Theorie
- the theory Plural: d'Theorien.
- d'Method
- the method Plural: d'Methoden.
- de Fortschrëtt
- progress Plural: d'Fortschrëtter.
- d'Entwécklung
- the development Plural: d'Entwécklungen.
- entwéckelen
- to develop
- d'Cybersécherheet
- cybersecurity
- d'Technik
- technology, technique
- nei
- new
- assimiléieren
- to assimilate
- aloggen
- to log in
- vertraulech
- confidential
- d'Donnée
- data
- nervös
- nervous
- eesäiteg
- one-sided
- d'Ernärung
- diet, nutrition
- ongesond
- unhealthy
- d'Foire
- fair
- entdecken
- to discover
Grammar
Explaining how something works
To say what a method allows, use mat with the generic een ("one"): mat där Technik kann een … Een stands for anyone, like English "you" or "one".
To say what something is for, use fir … ze with the verb at the end. A separable verb takes ze inside it: anzeloggen (an + ze + loggen), as in "fir dech anzeloggen".
- Mat där Technik kann een d'Qualitéit vum Drénkwaasser verbesseren. — With that technique you can improve the quality of the drinking water.
- Mat där neier Method kënnen d'Schüler d'Franséischt besser assimiléieren. — With the new method the pupils can learn French better.
- Du muss däi Passwuert aginn, fir dech anzeloggen. — You have to enter your password to log in.
- Fir hir vertraulech Donnéeën ze schützen, mussen d'Entreprisen an d'Cybersécherheet investéieren. — To protect their confidential data, companies have to invest in cybersecurity.
Reporting what a study found
A finding is followed by datt, with the verb at the end of the clause: zum Resultat kommen, datt … ; erginn, datt … ("to show that").
- Verschidde Studie kommen zum Resultat, datt ze vill Zocker d'Kanner nervös mécht. — Some studies conclude that too much sugar makes children nervous.
- D'Fuerschungen hunn erginn, datt eesäiteg Ernärung ongesond ass. — Research has shown that a one-sided diet is unhealthy.
What is invented and discovered: the ginn passive
The passive is ginn plus the participle at the end: Erfindungen ginn ausgestallt. In the perfect it is ass … participle ginn: ass entdeckt ginn (the participle of ginn is ginn itself). With a modal the infinitive ginn comes last, and who does it is vu(n): vu Roboteren.
- Op der Foire ginn déi neisten Erfindungen ausgestallt. — The latest inventions are shown at the fair.
- Et ass eng nei Orchideeënzort entdeckt ginn. — A new kind of orchid has been discovered.
- Ëmmer méi Aarbechte kënne vu Roboteren iwwerholl ginn. — More and more jobs can be taken over by robots.
Practice
14 exercises: multiple choice, typing, matching pairs and word order.