pronounced long [ö] as in ‘schön’ and short [ö] as in 'plötzlich'

represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb, e.g., I, we, they

subject pronoun ‘he’ and ‘it’ for masculine nouns

subject pronoun ‘she’ and ‘it’ for feminine nouns

subject pronoun ‘it’ for neuter nouns

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Saying what something is like: subject pronouns 'er', 'sie', 'es' for 'it'

German

This unit introduces pupils to 4 rules for forming plural nouns in German and provides opportunities for practice with the use of 'es gibt'. It will also teach pupils how to use plurals with 'sein' 3rd person plural, and 'sie' meaning 'they'. They practise sound-symbol correspondence [ü] and [ä].

Christmas: singular and plural nouns

What is the subject in the following sentence? 'Die Katze ist klein.'

Which subject pronoun would you use in German for 'it' when referring to a neuter noun?

the biological and grammatical gender of the subject

In German, what determines which version of 'it' ('er', 'sie', or 'es') is used in a sentence?

Identify the noun the subject pronoun is replacing.

Determine the grammatical gender of the noun.

Choose the correct subject pronoun: 'er', 'sie', or 'es'.

Put the steps we must follow to decide which version of 'it' to use in German in the correct order.

In the sentence 'Der Hund ist schwarz. Er ist groß.', why is 'er' used for 'it'?

Change the sentence 'Die Flasche ist rot.' to say 'It is red.'. Replace the noun with a subject pronoun. 

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Die Spiele sind da.'

Match up the forms of 'sein' to the correct English translations.

Match the grammatical genders to the correct forms of 'the'.

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

Saying what something is like: subject pronouns 'er', 'sie', 'es' for 'it'

Lesson outcome

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