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Describe things: 'sein' 1st and 2nd person singular, negation 'nicht' and 'kein'

Learning outcomes

I can say what I am or you are and can negate adjectives and nouns.

I can pronounce [z] correctly.

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Describe things: 'sein' 1st and 2nd person singular, negation 'nicht' and 'kein'

Learning outcomes

I can say what I am or you are and can negate adjectives and nouns.

I can pronounce [z] correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. [z] is pronounced like 'Zug' and sounds like the English 'ts' at the end of the word 'boots'.
  2. The verb 'sein' means 'to be/being'. 'Ich bin' means 'I am' and 'du bist' means 'you are'.
  3. 'Nicht' means 'not' when used before an adjective.
  4. 'Kein' means 'not a' and is used to negate nouns; 'kein' for masculine/neuter nouns, 'keine' for feminine nouns.

Keywords

  • [z] - pronounced [z] as in 'Zug'

  • Ich bin - I am

  • Du bist - you are

  • Nicht - 'not', used with adjectives

  • Kein, keine - forms of 'no' or 'not a' used with nouns

Common misconception

'Nicht' is always used to negate.

You can use 'nicht' or 'kein(e)' to negate a sentence. 'Nicht' is used with adjectives whereas 'kein, keine' is used with nouns.

Remind learners to always check the gender of nouns when using 'kein, keine'.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which words mean 'the'?
Correct answer: der
ein
Correct answer: die
Correct answer: das
eine
Q2.
Which words mean 'a'?
Correct answer: ein
oder
nein
Correct answer: eine
Q3.
What is an adjective?
a person, place or thing
a word which describes an action or a state
Correct answer: a word which describes a noun
Q4.
Match these German adjectives to their English translations.
Correct Answer:klein,small
tick

small

Correct Answer:rot,red
tick

red

Correct Answer:blau,blue
tick

blue

Correct Answer:rosarot,pink
tick

pink

Correct Answer:schwarz,black
tick

black

Q5.
What does 'ist' mean?
Correct Answer: is
Q6.
What are the meanings of 'Wie?'?
Where?
Correct answer: How?
What?
Correct answer: What ... like?

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German forms of 'sein' to the correct English equivalents.
Correct Answer:ich bin,I am
tick

I am

Correct Answer:du bist,you are
tick

you are

Correct Answer:das ist,that is
tick

that is

Q2.
True or false? You use 'nicht' with adjectives to say 'not'.
Correct Answer: True
Q3.
Put the words below in the correct order to form a German sentence.
1 - der
2 - Mann
3 - ist
4 - nicht
5 - blau
Q4.
Which words mean 'not a / no' when used with a noun?
Correct answer: kein
eine
Correct answer: keine
ein
nicht
Q5.
Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English meanings.
Correct Answer:aber,but
tick

but

Correct Answer:die Farbe,colour
tick

colour

Correct Answer:das Tier,animal
tick

animal

Correct Answer:der Ort,place
tick

place

Q6.
How would you answer the question 'Bist du eine Flasche?'?
Correct answer: Nein, ich bin keine Flasche.
Nein, ich bin kein Flasche.
Nein, ich bin nicht eine Flasche.

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