Language and identity: separable verbs, cardinal and ordinal numbers
I can use ordinal numbers when talking about past events, and use separable verbs in the perfect tense.
- Year 9
Language and identity: separable verbs, cardinal and ordinal numbers
I can use ordinal numbers when talking about past events, and use separable verbs in the perfect tense.
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Key learning points
- Add -te to form ordinal numbers 1-19 and -ste for 20+. Exceptions are 'erste', 'dritte', 'siebte'.
- Use 'am' with dates to say 'on the' and add -n to the ordinal number, e.g., 'am zehnten Juli'.
- In word order three clauses, separable prefixes rejoin the verb.
- Form past participles of separable verbs by adding the prefix before ge-, e.g., 'eingeladen', 'aufgemacht'.
- Understanding separable prefixes and the base verb meanings allows you to predict most meanings of separable verbs.
Keywords
Ordinal number - a number defining the position of something in a series, such as ‘first’, ‘second’, or ‘third’
Am - 'on the'
Separable verb - a verb with a separable prefix, such as 'aufmachen', 'einladen'
Word order three - after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
Common misconception
Separable prefixes always move to the end of a clause.
Separable verbs have a prefix that goes to the end of the clause in word order one clauses (standard word order), but in word order three (verb to end) the prefix and the verb reunite. Separable prefixes are always joined to the past participle.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'at, to the front'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
