What you do for and with others: prepositions 'ohne', 'für', 'mit', and 'von'
I can use a range of pronouns and possessive adjectives to describe how people get on.
- Year 9
What you do for and with others: prepositions 'ohne', 'für', 'mit', and 'von'
I can use a range of pronouns and possessive adjectives to describe how people get on.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Reading longer texts is a useful way to deepen knowledge of vocabulary.
- Prepositions 'ohne' and 'für' are followed by a direct object and always take the accusative case.
- Prepositions 'mit' and 'von' are followed by an indirect object and always take the dative case.
- Possessive adjectives change spelling according to the gender of the noun they relate to and the case.
Keywords
Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun directly receiving the action of the verb, e.g., ‘me’, ‘you’, ‘it’, ‘them’; takes the accusative case
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, from you, with them; takes the dative case
Preposition - word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
I only need to know the gender of the noun to choose the right spelling for the possessive adjective.
Possessive adjectives change spelling to match the gender of the noun, but they also change to match the required case. Verbs and prepositions affect the case that is needed for possessive adjectives.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'again'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
