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add 'e' and an umlaut where possible to single syllable feminine nouns; for example, 'die Städte'

add '-se' to nouns ending in '-is'; for example, 'die Ereignisse'

add '-(e)n' to some neuter nouns; for example, 'die Augen'

Christine Thürmer: nominalisation of infinitive verbs, plural rules 7-9

German

This unit revisits the present tense of strong verbs, negation with nicht and kein, compound and plural nouns in the context of learning a new language. Pupils learn to distinguish between wissen, kennen and können with opportunities to apply all these in  listening, reading, speaking and writing. 

People and lifestyle: sprichst du Deutsch?

Match the German verbs to their English equivalents.

Sort the words below into the correct order to complete the following sentence: Plural rule 7 adds an '-e' to __________  __________ feminine nouns and an __________ where possible. 

Words like 'das Verhältnis' (relationship), 'das Gefängnis' (prison), 'die Erlaubnis' (permission) and 'das Zeugnis' (certificate) follow plural rule {{}}.

die Hände, die Nächte, die Lüfte, die Künste

die Hindernisse, die Verhältnisse, die Berdürfnisse

die Augen, die Ohren, die Herzen, die Wochenenden

Match the plural rules to the correct groups of plurals.

Translating into German is an __________ skill because it helps us to consolidate our __________ and grammar. It's also essential to __________ the __________ clearly. 

which 'to know' verb to use - 'wissen' or 'kennen'?

some adjectives and adverbs are identical

whether you are using weak or strong verbs - the stem changes for strong verbs

Which elements from the checklist below would you use to check the following sentence? 'Wenn man eine neue Sprache häufig übt, sieht man die Ergebnisse relativ schnell.' 

Match the German adjectives to their English equivalents.

An __________ describes a noun and an adverb qualifies a __________ or adjective. As adverbs, 'schnell' means __________, 'unglaublich' means __________ and 'eigentlich' means __________.

Ich weiß, du sprichst Deutsch und Französisch.

Wir wissen, dass du eine andere Sprache lernen willst. 

Er mag Deutsch, obwohl er es schwierig findet. 

Du sprichst so gut Deutsch, denn du wohnst jetzt in Hamburg!

Which of the following sentences use word order 3 (WO3)?

Match these English nouns to their German equivalents.

Mein Vater __________ sehr gern aber du __________ lieber fern. Unsere Mutter __________ sehr gut Deutsch. Sie sagt uns: Ihr __________ Deutsch mit mir __________!

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Christine Thürmer: nominalisation of infinitive verbs, plural rules 7-9

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.