A new home: dative adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and use prepositions with dative articles and adjectives to say where specific things are located.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- After the verb 'sein', adjectives before nouns have nominative endings, because the noun is the subject of the sentence.
- After most other verbs, prenominal adjectives have accusative endings, because the noun is the object of the sentence.
- German [v] usually sounds like English and German [f]; to write words correctly their spelling needs to be known.
- Some prepositions always require dative endings; e.g., aus; others are only ever used with the accusative, e.g., durch.
- The dative adjective ending is -en for singular and plural, definite and indefinite articles.
Keywords
Preposition - word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Dative adjective ending - -en ending added to all adjectives before the noun in the dative case
Common misconception
After all prepositions, the case used depends on whether the verb describes 'location in' or 'movement to'.
Some prepositions always require dative endings regardless of the verb meaning; e.g., 'aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu'; other prepositions are only ever used with the accusative, e.g., 'durch, für'.
Teacher tip
To aid memory of the string of dative-only prepositions teachers might use a familiar song tune. At this point, pupils have learnt most of the main prepositions, with the exception of 'gegenüber' - always a favourite because of its sound. The chorus of Queen's 'We are the champions' works well here!
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'sollen': 'Du lachen.'
Q3.Select the feminine nouns.
Q4.Translate 'Where is the car?' into German.
Q5.Translate into English: 'es gibt ein Gefühl'.
Q6.Which of these nouns are masculine?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What does the German [v] usually sound like?
Q2.Choose the correct adjective ending for the following sentence: 'Das Glas kommt aus dem __________ Gebäude.'
Q3.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'alt': 'Ich teile das Glas.'
Q4.Which of these prepositions alway take the dative case?
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