ドイツ語日記翻訳【219】
However, I’m thankful that I myself was thinking of lucky to be able to experience work of the director.
I will never change what I’m not convinced.
Trotzdem bin ich dankbar, dass ich selbst die Chance hatte, die Arbeit eines Direktors mitzuerleben.
Ich werde niemals etwas ändern, von dem ich nicht überzeugt bin.
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# ⭐ 1. **Trotzdem bin ich dankbar, dass ich selbst die Chance hatte, die Arbeit eines Direktors mitzuerleben.**
## 🌐 Meaning
“Nevertheless, I am grateful that I myself had the chance to experience the work of a director.”—
## 🧩 Grammar Breakdown
### **Trotzdem**
– Adverb meaning **“nevertheless / despite that.”**
– Introduces a contrast with what came before.—
### **bin ich dankbar**
– **bin** — present tense of *sein*.
– **dankbar** — adjective meaning “grateful / thankful.”
– Word order: adverb (**trotzdem**) occupies the first position → verb must be second (**bin**) → subject (**ich**) follows.German rule:
**[Adverbial] + Verb + Subject + …**—
### **dass ich selbst die Chance hatte**
Subordinate clause introduced by **dass**.– **ich** — subject.
– **selbst** — emphatic adverb meaning “myself / personally.”
– **die Chance** — direct object (“the opportunity”).
– **hatte** — Präteritum of *haben* (“had”).Word order in subordinate clause:
**dass + subject + … + conjugated verb at the end**—
### **die Arbeit eines Direktors mitzuerleben**
Infinitive phrase functioning as the object of *die Chance hatte*.– **mitzuerleben** — infinitive with *zu* of *miterleben* (“to witness / experience firsthand”).
– Separable verb: *mit‑erleben* → *mitzuerleben* in infinitive‑zu form.
– **die Arbeit eines Direktors** — accusative object of *miterleben*.
– **eines Direktors** — genitive (“of a director”).→ “to experience the work of a director.”
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