Christmas traditions: 'sein' 3rd person singular and plural, plurals - +(e)n
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can recognise and use German plural rule 3 - add -(e)n to feminine nouns - and say what things are like using ‘ist’ and ‘sind’.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Sein' means 'to be, being', 'ist' (is) is the 3rd person singular and 'sind' is the 3rd person plural.
- For all plural nouns, the German word for 'the' is 'die'.
- For noun plural rule 3, most feminine nouns add '-n' or '-en'.
- Feminine nouns ending in -el, -en or -er almost always add -n or -en in the plural form too.
Keywords
Sein - to be, being
Ist - 3rd person singular of ‘sein’, ‘is’
Sind - 3rd person plural form of ‘sein’, ‘are’
Plural - more than one
Common misconception
Feminine noun plurals are the same as masculine and neuter noun plurals.
Most feminine nouns add either an -e or an -en to the end of the noun in its plural form. Feminine nouns ending in -el or -er also add an -n unlike in the masculine and neuter form where nouns ending in these letters don't tend to change.
Teacher tip
When teaching new nouns, always remind students to learn their grammatical gender and their plural forms.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match up the forms of 'haben' to the correct English forms of 'to have'.
to have, having
has
have
Q2.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
game
place, room
doctor
piece
train
Q3.Match up the German words below to the correct English translations.
there is, there are
also
lots of, many
green
Q4.Which word means 'never'?
Q5.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Es gibt viele Winter.'
Q6.Match the German verbs below to the correct English translations.
listen, listening
speak, speaking
read, reading
to write, writing
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English translations.
cat
dog
idea
church
family
week
Q2.Match the verb forms below to their English meanings.
to get, to receive
gets, receives
to be, being
are
is
Q3.Write the correct form of the verb 'bekommen' to complete the following sentence: 'Der Weihnachtsmann die Liste.'
Q4.Which letters do most feminine nouns add in their plural form?
Q5.Select the words that are plural.
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'The windows are green.'
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