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Länder, Sprachen, Nationalitäten: nationality, 'sein', present tense weak verbs

I can form nationality nouns to talk about people and events.

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Länder, Sprachen, Nationalitäten: nationality, 'sein', present tense weak verbs

I can form nationality nouns to talk about people and events.

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Key learning points

  1. Some nouns behave like adjectives and take the same endings.
  2. 'Sein' is irregular in the present tense.
  3. Present tense weak verbs are formed like 'lernen'.

Keywords

  • Adjectival noun - a group of nouns that behave like adjectives

  • Lernen - an example of a weak verb in the present tense, meaning ‘to learn, learning'

  • Sein - the verb 'to be, being'

Common misconception

Like English, German uses adjectives to describe nationality.

German uses nouns to describe nationality.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words is a noun?
heißen
kulturell
Correct answer: Nachbar
wohnen
Q2.
Is 'Schauspieler' singular, plural, or can we not tell?
singular
plural
Correct answer: we can't tell
Q3.
What do these German words mean in English?
Correct Answer:Österreich ,Austria
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Austria

Correct Answer:zu Hause,at home
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at home

Correct Answer:Sprache ,language
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language

Correct Answer:deutsch,German
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German

Correct Answer:lernen,to learn
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to learn

Correct Answer:Bürger ,citizen
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citizen

Q4.
Match the subject pronouns to the present tense endings of regular verbs.
Correct Answer:ich,-e
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-e

Correct Answer:du,-st
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-st

Correct Answer:er/sie/es,-t
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-t

Correct Answer:wir,-en
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-en

Correct Answer:ihr,-t
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-t

Correct Answer:sie,-en
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-en

Q5.
Complete the following sentence using the correct adjective: 'Das ist ein __________ Ort.'
kulturelle
Correct answer: kultureller
kulturelles
kulturellen
Q6.
Translate the following statement into German: 'We are [female] singers.'
Correct Answer: Wir sind Sängerinnen., Wir sind Saengerinnen., Wir sind Sängerinnen, Wir sind Saengerinnen

6 Questions

Q1.
Match each of these German words to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:Schweizer ,Swiss
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Swiss

Correct Answer:französisch,French
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French

Correct Answer:ein Deutscher,a German (m)
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a German (m)

Correct Answer:österreichisch ,Austrian
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Austrian

Correct Answer:spanisch,Spanish
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Spanish

Correct Answer:englisch,English
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English

Q2.
Does the following statement contain a country, nationality noun, nationality adjective or language? 'Sein Name ist deutsch.'
country
nationality noun
Correct answer: nationality adjective
language
Q3.
Match the subject pronouns to the present tense forms of 'sein'.
Correct Answer:Ich,bin ...
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bin ...

Correct Answer:Du,bist ...
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bist ...

Correct Answer:Er/Sie,ist ...
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ist ...

Correct Answer:Wir,sind ...
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sind ...

Correct Answer:Ihr,seid ...
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seid ...

Correct Answer:Sie,sind ...
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sind ...

Q4.
Which word should fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Ich rede __________ mit der Sängerin.'
Correct answer: Englisch
Engländer
Q5.
Which word should fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Sind sie __________?'
Deutsch
Correct answer: Deutsche
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'The Germans are learning English.'
Correct Answer: Die Deutschen lernen Englisch., Die Deutschen lernen Englisch

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