What is it? 'Was' and 'sagen'
Learning outcomes
I can use the question word ‘Was?’ and the verb 'sagen' to ask what something is and identify what someone says.
I can pronounce short and long [e] correctly.
What is it? 'Was' and 'sagen'
Learning outcomes
I can use the question word ‘Was?’ and the verb 'sagen' to ask what something is and identify what someone says.
I can pronounce short and long [e] correctly.
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Key learning points
- [e] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h').
- The question word 'Was ...?' meaning 'What ...?' is used to identify things.
- The verb 'sagen' means 'to say, to tell' in the infinitive and its short form 'sagt' means 'says, tells'.
Keywords
[e] - pronounced [e] as in 'denken' and [e] as in 'geben'
Was? - What?
Verb - a word that communicates actions or states
Common misconception
All German verbs end in -en.
Verbs have different forms (endings) depending on the subject. Long form ends in -en and short form ends in -t.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
(the) table
(the) board
(the) window
(the) bottle
(the) book
Exit quiz
6 Questions
false
correct
yes
no
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