A new home: dative adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles
Learning outcomes
I can understand and use prepositions with dative articles and adjectives to say where specific things are located.
I can distinguish between [v] and [f] in known words.
- Year 8
A new home: dative adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles
Learning outcomes
I can understand and use prepositions with dative articles and adjectives to say where specific things are located.
I can distinguish between [v] and [f] in known words.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- After the verb 'sein', adjectives before nouns have nominative endings, because the noun is the subject of the sentence.
- After most other verbs, prenominal adjectives have accusative endings, because the noun is the object of the sentence.
- German [v] usually sounds like English and German [f]; to write words correctly their spelling needs to be known.
- Some prepositions always require dative endings; e.g., aus; others are only ever used with the accusative, e.g., durch.
- The dative adjective ending is -en for singular and plural, definite and indefinite articles.
Keywords
Preposition - word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Dative adjective ending - -en ending added to all adjectives before the noun in the dative case
Common misconception
After all prepositions, the case used depends on whether the verb describes 'location in' or 'movement to'.
Some prepositions always require dative endings regardless of the verb meaning; e.g., 'aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu'; other prepositions are only ever used with the accusative, e.g., 'durch, für'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
