Improve your lifestyle: modal 2-verb structures and pronoun 'man'
Learning outcomes
I can differentiate between uses of 'können' and 'dürfen' to express 'can', and discuss healthy lifestyles with others using modal verbs and 'man'.
I can distinguish and pronounce consonantal and vocalic [r].
Improve your lifestyle: modal 2-verb structures and pronoun 'man'
Learning outcomes
I can differentiate between uses of 'können' and 'dürfen' to express 'can', and discuss healthy lifestyles with others using modal verbs and 'man'.
I can distinguish and pronounce consonantal and vocalic [r].
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Key learning points
- [r] is consonantal at the start of a syllable, after a consonant or a short vowel, e.g., 'reden'. It is a rolling sound.
- [r] is vocalic after a long vowel and in '-er', e.g., 'Markt', 'aber'. It often sounds barely there.
- Translate 'can' as in ability with 'können', but use 'dürfen' for permission, i.e., 'may I ... ?'.
- 'Man' is a pronoun used to refer to people in general and is often translated as 'you' or 'one'.
Keywords
[r] - pronounced as in 'reden' or 'Uhr'
Können - modal verb meaning 'to be able to, can', used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, which comes at the end of the sentence
Dürfen - modal verb meaning 'to be allowed to, may', used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, which comes at the end of the sentence
Man - 3rd person singular subject pronoun meaning 'you' or 'one', used to refer to people in general
Common misconception
Always use 'können' to translate 'can' into German.
'Can' is often used with two different meanings in English - ability or permission. Use 'können' to express ability (e.g., 'Kannst du schwimmen?') and 'dürfen' to express permission (e.g., 'Darfst du schwimmen?').
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
cinema
classroom
concert
hospital
shop
town, city
hat
biscuit
people
song
place
fruit
to use, using
to get, receive
to read, reading
to take, taking
to talk, talking
to jump, jumping
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to be allowed, may
you are allowed, may
to have to, must
you have to, must
to want
you want