word for a person, place, thing, or activity which has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine or neuter

form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense

part of the verb that appears in all forms, created by removing the ending of the infinitive

a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used

C2 - 1 Morgen werde ich [mich bewegen].

C2 - 2 Wir müssen [eine Lösung] finden.

C2 - 3 Er [entschuldigt sich] bei seinem Arbeitgeber. 

C2 - 4 Eine gute [Ausbildung] ist bestimmt wichtig. 

C2 - 5 Wir [äußern uns] zu dieser Entscheidung.

C2 - 6 Das hohe Gehalt war [eine Überraschung].

C2 feedback - 1 Morgen werde ich mich bewegen.

C2 feedback - 2 Wir müssen eine Lösung finden. 

C2 feedback - 3 Er entschuldigt sich bei seinem Arbeitgeber. 

C2 feedback - 4 Eine gute Ausbildung ist bestimmt wichtig. 

C2 feedback - 5 Wir äußern uns zu dieser Entscheidung. 

C2 feedback - 6 Das hohe Gehalt war eine Überraschung.

Zukunftsentscheidungen: nominalisation of infinitives, adding '-ung'

German

This unit revisits present tense modal verbs. It consolidates the nominalisation of infinitives, feminine word formation (ending in -ung) and 'um...zu' and 'statt...zu' clauses. Pupils also learn 'ohne....zu' and phrases for expressing options, including 'entweder....oder' and 'weder...noch'.

Studying and my future: Zukunftsentscheidungen

Nouns ending in '-ung' are always feminine.

Nouns formed from verbs are always neuter.

Nouns can be formed from a verb infinitive.

Nouns formed from verbs always have capital letters.

Which statement about nominalisation is incorrect?

Match the German nouns to the English infinitives they are formed from.

The noun 'die Veränderung' comes from the German infinitive verb '{{}}'.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'Singing is boring.'. Use nominalisation.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'Dancing is fun.'. Use nominalisation.

Which word means 'special' or 'particular'?

Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'My brother worked as a lawyer.'

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich bin allergisch gegen Eier.'

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Das Detail hat mich überrascht.'

Starter Quiz