Christmas: definite article 'die', plurals with umlaut +e, no change -el/-en/-er
Learning outcomes
I can apply masculine and neuter plural rules 1 and 2 and understand some German Christmas traditions.
I can recognise the [ü] sound.
Christmas: definite article 'die', plurals with umlaut +e, no change -el/-en/-er
Learning outcomes
I can apply masculine and neuter plural rules 1 and 2 and understand some German Christmas traditions.
I can recognise the [ü] sound.
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Key learning points
- [ü] can be either short (followed by 2 or more consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant or 'h').
- For all plural nouns, the German word for 'the' is 'die'.
- For noun plural rule 1, most masculine and neuter nouns add -e to the end and an umlaut to the vowel.
- For noun plural rule 2, words ending in -el, -en or -er are often the same in the plural.
Keywords
[ü] - pronounced short [ü] as in 'fünf' and long [ü] as in 'Tür'
Es gibt - 'there is' or 'there are'
Plural - more than one
Common misconception
All nouns change in their plural form, and they all change in the same way.
Different nouns have different rules for forming plurals. It is important to learn these and acknowledge that there will always be exceptions to any rule.
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