Supermarkt-Öffnungszeiten: weil vs. deshalb

[Mini-Artikel] Sonntags geschlossen – Öffnungszeiten erklären mit weil/deshalb.

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Ergänze: Der Supermarkt ist sonntags ____ viele Mitarbeitende frei haben.

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Think: "because" = weil.

Use "weil" for the reason (because). In a weil-clause, the conjugated verb goes to the end: ...weil viele Mitarbeitende frei haben.

Cause → effect: use "deshalb".

"deshalb" = therefore/so. After "deshalb", the verb comes in position 2: Deshalb komme ich...

Check: Sunday (So) = closed.

The sign says closed on Sundays (So geschlossen).

"bis" = until; "ab" = from (starting at).

If it closes at 20:00, it is open until 20:00 (bis 20:00 Uhr geöffnet).

Reason is known (Betriebsferien) → use the result word: "deshalb".

Result: Deshalb bleibt die Filiale ... geschlossen.

Check verb-at-the-end in the weil-clause.

In the "weil"-clause the verb goes to the end (…reduziert sind). The main clause keeps normal word order: ist viel los.

Most shops in Germany are closed on Sundays.

Only option 1 is grammatically correct and realistic for Germany: stores are usually closed on Sundays.

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