Christine Thürmer: nominalisation of infinitive verbs, plural rules 7-9
I can nominalise infinitive verbs and use plural nouns when reading and translating information about speakers of multiple languages.
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Christine Thürmer: nominalisation of infinitive verbs, plural rules 7-9
I can nominalise infinitive verbs and use plural nouns when reading and translating information about speakers of multiple languages.
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Key learning points
- To make single syllable feminine nouns plural, add '–e' and an umlaut where possible.
- To make nouns ending in '–nis' plural, add –se.
- To make some neuter nouns plural, add '-(e)n'.
- Use any German infinitive as a noun by nominalising it as a neuter noun.
- To turn noun-verb phrases to nouns, create compound nouns.
Keywords
Nominalisation - turning a verb into a noun
Plural rule 7 - add 'e' and an umlaut where possible to single syllable feminine nouns; for example, 'die Städte'
Plural rule 8 - add '-se' to nouns ending in '-is'; for example, 'die Ereignisse'
Plural rule 9 - add '-(e)n' to some neuter nouns; for example, 'die Augen'
Common misconception
Verb infinitives only ever mean 'to do' something.
Verb infinitives can be 'nouned' or nominalised by capitalising the first letter. These words are 'neuter' and can be used with or without 'das'. They do not need an ending (like the '-ing' in English) and are useful for extending vocabulary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German adjectives to their English equivalents.
Q2.An __________ describes a noun and an adverb qualifies a __________ or adjective. As adverbs, 'schnell' means __________, 'unglaublich' means __________ and 'eigentlich' means __________.
Q3.Which of the following sentences use word order 3 (WO3)?
Q4.Match these English nouns to their German equivalents.
Q5.Mein Vater __________ sehr gern aber du __________ lieber fern. Unsere Mutter __________ sehr gut Deutsch. Sie sagt uns: Ihr __________ Deutsch mit mir __________!
Q6.Which of these verbs are strong verbs?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German verbs to their English equivalents.
Q2.Sort the words below into the correct order to complete the following sentence: Plural rule 7 adds an '-e' to __________ __________ feminine nouns and an __________ where possible.
Q3.Words like 'das Verhältnis' (relationship), 'das Gefängnis' (prison), 'die Erlaubnis' (permission) and 'das Zeugnis' (certificate) follow plural rule .
Q4.Match the plural rules to the correct groups of plurals.
