Things you like to do: adverb 'gern'
Learning outcomes
I can say what I like and don't like doing using the adverb 'gern'.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [ä] in strong verb present tense stems.
Things you like to do: adverb 'gern'
Learning outcomes
I can say what I like and don't like doing using the adverb 'gern'.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [ä] in strong verb present tense stems.
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Key learning points
- [ä] is an important sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) and needs to be practised regularly.
- Weak verbs ollow a clear pattern across tenses, e.g., 'spielen' - 'ich spiele' - 'ich habe gespielt'.
- Strong verbs have a stem change in one or more tenses, e.g., 'fallen' - 'du fällst' - 'du bist gefallen'.
- 'Ander-er, -e,-es' is an adjective meaning 'other' and is used with an indefinite article.
- 'Gern' is an adverb of manner which conveys liking doing something. It follows the verb in a sentence.
Keywords
Strong verb (present tense) - verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective
Common misconception
The terms 'weak verb' and 'strong verb' refer to whether the action is powerful or not.
The term 'weak verb' is used to describe verbs that follow a regular pattern across all tenses. The term 'strong verb' describes verbs that have a stem change in either present or past tenses.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
fish
France
mouth
summer
Spain
water
to visit, visiting
to stay, staying
to travel, travelling
to fetch, get
to sing, singing
to meet, meeting