Rules of a game: modal verbs, 'jeder', 'jede', 'jedes', conversational words
Learning outcomes
I recognise how conversational words add emotion in situations such as gameplay, and understand how to use forms of 'jede-'.
I can pronounce [sch], [sp] and [st].
Rules of a game: modal verbs, 'jeder', 'jede', 'jedes', conversational words
Learning outcomes
I recognise how conversational words add emotion in situations such as gameplay, and understand how to use forms of 'jede-'.
I can pronounce [sch], [sp] and [st].
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Key learning points
- [sch] is pronounced as in 'schreiben', [sp] as in 'spielen' and [st] as in 'stark'.
- Conversational words are used in informal situations to add emotion to a statement, e.g., 'Echt?' (really?!).
- Modal verbs (e.g., 'können') are used with an infinitive, which is placed at the end of the sentence.
- 'Jed-' means 'every'. Use the same ending as the definite article if the noun is the subject: ‘jeder, jede, jedes’.
- When a masculine noun is the object in the sentence, use 'jeden'. The feminine and neuter forms remain unchanged.
Keywords
[sch] - pronounced as in 'schreiben'
[sp] - pronounced as in 'spielen'
[st] - pronounced as in 'stark'
Conversational words - add emotion (e.g., surprise, annoyance) to a statement
Jed- - determiner meaning 'every'
Common misconception
You can use conversational language (an informal register) whenever you want to.
A situation affects the register we use when speaking (i.e., the words we use). You use an informal register with friends, but a formal register with a teacher. Using formal register in formal situations is important in German-speaking communities.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
book
colour
dog
biscuit
cat
people
to use, using
to be called
to fit, fitting
to call, calling
to wear, wearing
to forget, forgetting
Exit quiz
6 Questions
of course
so
oh
also
really
oh well
every (masculine subject)
every (neuter subject)
every (feminine subject)
every (masculine object)