Famous people and their languages: perfect tense with 'sein', calendar years
Learning outcomes
I can form the perfect tense with 'sein' and can say calendar years in German, in the context of important people and dates.
I can identify which syllable to stress in a German word.
Famous people and their languages: perfect tense with 'sein', calendar years
Learning outcomes
I can form the perfect tense with 'sein' and can say calendar years in German, in the context of important people and dates.
I can identify which syllable to stress in a German word.
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Key learning points
- Stress the 2nd syllable of words that start with an inseparable prefix. Borrowed words stress the 2nd or final syllable.
- Verbs of movement or which imply a change of state form the perfect tense with 'sein', e.g., 'er ist gestorben'.
- Verbs which require an object are transitive verbs. Verbs that don't require an object are intransitive verbs.
- Calendar years in German are said as long numbers, e.g., 'neunzehnhundertfünf' = 1905.
- Calendar years 2000+ are said 'zweitausend-', e.g., 'zweitausendeins' = 2001.
Keywords
Stress - pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Sein - verb meaning 'to be, being', also used as an auxiliary verb with a past participle to form the perfect tense
Perfect tense - verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'I (have) said', 'she (has) played'
Transitive verb - a verb requiring an object to make sense, e.g., 'to say', 'to tell'
Intransitive verb - a verb which does not require an object to make sense, e.g., 'to speak', 'to live'
Common misconception
Stress is always placed on the first syllable in German words.
Most German words place stress on the first syllable, but the 2nd syllable is stressed in words beginning with inseparable prefixes. Borrowed words stress the 2nd or final syllable.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Wir haben __________ entscheiden, ins Kino zu gehen.' Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the German and English.
to decide, deciding
to pay, paying
to invite, inviting
to be happy
to get in touch
to have a good time, chat
Q3.Match the German and English.
vehicle
sky
sun
state
language
word