Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, extended reading
Learning outcomes
I can use possessive adjectives to talk about family.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [r] and [-er].
Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, extended reading
Learning outcomes
I can use possessive adjectives to talk about family.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [r] and [-er].
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Key learning points
- Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to.
- Possessive adjectives change endings depending on gender and case.
- An unstressed ‘er’ sounds like the English ‘uh’.
- A vocalic ‘r’ sounds like the English ‘a’ or ‘ah’.
- The consonantal ‘r’ is rolled at the back of the throat.
Keywords
Unstressed -er - pronounced as in 'wieder'
Vocalic 'r' - pronounced as in 'Uhr'
Consonantal 'r' - pronounced as in 'rot'
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to
Common misconception
Possessive adjectives don't need endings.
Possessive adjectives take the same endings as 'ein'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
brother
family
uncle
sister
son
aunt
gift, present
group
hard
natural, of course, naturally
often
gone, vanished
your
his, its
her, their
Exit quiz
6 Questions
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step-
year-old
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