Christmas traditions: 'sein' 3rd person singular and plural, plurals - +(e)n
I can recognise and use German plural rule 3 - add -(e)n to feminine nouns - and say what things are like using ‘ist’ and ‘sind’.
Christmas traditions: 'sein' 3rd person singular and plural, plurals - +(e)n
I can recognise and use German plural rule 3 - add -(e)n to feminine nouns - and say what things are like using ‘ist’ and ‘sind’.
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Key learning points
- 'Sein' means 'to be, being', 'ist' (is) is the 3rd person singular and 'sind' is the 3rd person plural.
- For all plural nouns, the German word for 'the' is 'die'.
- For noun plural rule 3, most feminine nouns add '-n' or '-en'.
- Feminine nouns ending in -el, -en or -er almost always add -n or -en in the plural form too.
Keywords
Sein - to be, being
Ist - 3rd person singular of ‘sein’, ‘is’
Sind - 3rd person plural form of ‘sein’, ‘are’
Plural - more than one
Common misconception
Feminine noun plurals are the same as masculine and neuter noun plurals.
Most feminine nouns add either an -e or an -en to the end of the noun in its plural form. Feminine nouns ending in -el or -er also add an -n unlike in the masculine and neuter form where nouns ending in these letters don't tend to change.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to have, having
has
have
game
place, room
doctor
piece
train
there is, there are
also
lots of, many
green
listen, listening
speak, speaking
read, reading
to write, writing
Exit quiz
6 Questions
cat
dog
idea
church
family
week
to get, to receive
gets, receives
to be, being
are
is