English Sentence:

What is wrong with this country? It's like an open-air psychiatric ward!

German Translation:

Was ist nur los mit diesem Land? Das ist ja die reinste Freiluftpsychiatrie!

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was

1. what 2. which 3. [informal] something (short for etwas)

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ist

is

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nur

only, just

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etwas los sein

1. something happening / going on 2. to be rid of sb/sth

Here: something happening / going on

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mit

with

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diesem

this, that

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das Land   (Pl: Länder)

1. country 2. land, soil, territory 3. federal state

Here: country

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das

1. the (nominative neuter singular) 2. the (accusative neuter singular) 3. that, this

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ist

is

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ja

1. yes 2. after all

Here: after all

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die

1. the (nominative feminine singular) 2. the (accusative feminine singular) 3. the (plural form of definite article) 4. who 5. which 6. these

Here: the (nominative feminine singular)

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rein

1. pure, clean 2. mere, absolute 3. in, into

Here: pure, clean

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die Freiluftpsychiatrie   (Pl: Freiluftpsychiatrien)

[slang] open-air psychiatry

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