Identifying things: ‘ist’, ‘sein’ and learning vocabulary
I can identify things using ‘was’, ‘ist’ and correct noun gender and use different strategies for learning vocabulary.
Identifying things: ‘ist’, ‘sein’ and learning vocabulary
I can identify things using ‘was’, ‘ist’ and correct noun gender and use different strategies for learning vocabulary.
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Key learning points
- 'Sein' means 'to be, being' and 'ist' means 'is'.
- When learning a noun, learn its gender and the correct word for 'the'.
- Regular revisiting helps you to learn your vocabulary.
- Learners can build their own repertoire (treasure trove) of vocabulary that is important to them.
Keywords
Sein - to be, being
Ist - form of 'sein', meaning 'is'
Vocabulary - collection of words in a language
Gender - way to categorise all nouns as either feminine, masculine or neuter
Common misconception
Learning the gender of nouns is not important.
It is important to learn the gender of nouns so that you can use them accurately in sentences.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
(the) bottle
(the) guest
(the) table
(the) pair
Exit quiz
6 Questions
is
to be, being
to say, saying
says, is saying
Tafel
Paar
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