letter(s) added to the verb stem to show who is doing an action

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

describes who possesses a noun, e.g., 'mein Bruder'

B1a, B1b - 1 Am Samstag arbeitet mein Bruder im Aquarium.

B1a, B1b - 2 Meine Schwester und ich schwimmen und surfen zusammen.

B1a, B1b - 3 Meine Geschwister und ich gehen nicht in die Kirche.

B1a, B1b - 4 Mein Vater grillt oft.

B1a, B1b - 5 Lise und ich helfen im Elefantenpark.

B1a, B1b - 6 Meine Schwester Rosa schwimmt mit Delfinen.

B1a, B1b - 7 Am Sonntagabend kocht Oma Fisch.

B1a, B1b - 8 Danach esse ich Biltong.

B2 - Hallo, ich heiße Alex. Meine Familie und ich wohnen in Swakopmund ...

C1 - Samstags arbeitet mein Bruder im Aquarium. Meine Schwester Rosa ...

A family in Namibia: possessives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)

German

This unit introduces the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr' in nominative and accusative forms. Pupils apply this knowledge to describe family members and, with word order 2, to narrate a day's activities. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [d] (final).

My family, my life: possessive adjectives

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct subject pronoun: '{{}} schwimme jeden Tag.'

'Ihre Mutter und ihr Vater __________ zusammen.' Choose the correct verb.

'__________ Zwillingsbruder isst kein Fleisch.' Choose the correct possessive adjective.

Rewrite the sentence in the 3rd person (reporter's perspective). A male is speaking. 'Mein Vater kocht Fisch.'

Sort the words below into the correct order to create a sentence in word order 1 (subject - verb - adverb - noun).

Choose the correct noun to complete the following sentence: 'Seine __________ arbeitet im Hotel.'

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Meine Schwester und ich laufen.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'We are siblings.'

Starter Quiz