Key learning points

1. Adjectival nouns, like adjectives, change according to gender, case and the article used with them.
2. Following 'wenig' or 'viel' , capitalise an adjective and add '-es' to turn it to a neuter adjectival noun.
3. Add the suffix '-los' to nouns to create adjectives meaning '-less' or 'without -'.
4. [v] in 'viel' is pronounced like English 'f' as in 'Vater', [w] in 'wenig' is pronounced like English 'v' as in 'Welt'.
5. [ig] at the end of a word is pronounced as in 'richtig' and a final [s] sounds like the English 's'.

Keywords

• Adjectival noun - a type of noun that takes the same endings as adjectives

• Viel - word meaning 'a lot', 'much', sometimes followed by a neuter adjectival noun

• Wenig - word meaning 'little', often followed by a neuter adjectival noun

• Suffix - a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used, e.g., '-los'

Common misconception