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Sin duda, no es posible una América sin Brasil.

Source: EL PAÍS 

Useful phrases:

Sin duda | Without a doubt

no es posible | it is not possible

una América | an America

sin Brasil | without Brazil

Notes:

The preposition sin means without. It’s antonym is con, with.

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Nem hitte volna, hogy valaha ismét látni fog még.

Source: 24.hu

Useful phrases:

Nem hitte volna | she did not think

hogy valaha | that ever

ismét látni fog még | will see again

Notes:

The verb hinni is in the definite past tense.

Past tense with hinni

én hittem | I thought, believed

te hitted | you thought, believed

ő hitte | you/he/she thought, believed

mi hittük  | we thought, believed

ti hittétek  | you thought, believed

ők hitték  | they thought, believed

Fehler sind die Grundanlage des Spiels.

Source: Taz

Useful phrases:

Fehler  | Errors, mistakes

sind | are

die Grundanlage des Spiels | the basic unit of the game

Notes:

The genitive case shows possession. To create this construction, the second term in a two-word construction declines to show ownership. 

The article des is the genitive article for both neuter and masculine singular nouns. Der is used for feminine and plural nouns.

Но время не стоит на месте.

Source: Коммерсант.

Useful phrases:

Но время | but time

не стоит| does not stand

на месте | in place

Notes:

The preposition на takes the prepositional case.

Other prepositional case prepositions

в | in, on

при  | on, during

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