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Appearance: adjective agreement (accusative)

I can use adjectives before nouns in the accusative case to describe others' appearances.

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Appearance: adjective agreement (accusative)

I can use adjectives before nouns in the accusative case to describe others' appearances.

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Key learning points

  1. When adjectives come before nouns, they have different endings depending on the noun gender, type of article and case.
  2. The accusative case is used for the ‘object’ of the verb.
  3. Singular accusative adjective endings for indefinite articles are: -en (masculine) -e (feminine) and -es (neuter).
  4. For accusative plural nouns after 'keine', the adjective ending is -en; without an article the accusative ending is -e.

Keywords

  • Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number

  • Accusative - form(s) used for the object or 'receiver' of the action of the verb

Common misconception

Words will stick in my memory if I read them enough times.

It is the act of reaching for words that roots them deeper in memory, so testing oneself or working in pairs to try to recall words from memory is the most effective learning strategy for holding on to words in your long term memory.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:mein,my

my

Correct Answer:dein,your

your

Correct Answer:ihr,his

his

Correct Answer:sein,her

her

Q2.
Match up the sentence halves.
Correct Answer:Er ist ...,mein Bruder.

mein Bruder.

Correct Answer:Sie ist ...,meine Schwester.

meine Schwester.

Correct Answer:Das ist ...,mein Haustier.

mein Haustier.

Correct Answer:Sie sind ...,meine Eltern.

meine Eltern.

Q3.
'__________ Musik hörst du?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Welcher
Correct answer: Welche
Welches
Q4.
Order the words to say: 'My mother is friendly and my father is open.'
1 - meine
2 - Mutter ist
3 - freundlich
4 - und
5 - mein
6 - Vater ist
7 - offen
Q5.
'Wie viele Geschwister du?'. Write the correct missing word.
Correct Answer: hast
Q6.
Write in English: 'Ich lerne über deine Familie.'
Correct Answer: I learn about your family, I'm learning about your family

4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these statements is incorrect?
I should try to say or write words without reading or copying.
Retrieving from memory is the best way to make words stick.
Correct answer: Words will stick in my memory if I read them enough times.
I should make a note of words I don't know or have forgotten.
Q2.
Match up the sentence halves.
Correct Answer:Ich habe blaue ...,Augen.

Augen.

Correct Answer:Ich habe eine dünne ...,Nase.

Nase.

Correct Answer:Ich habe einen kleinen ...,Mund.

Mund.

Correct Answer:Ich habe ein braunes ...,Auge.

Auge.

Q3.
'Er hat keine __________ Haare.'. Choose the correct missing word.
lang
lange
langer
langes
Correct answer: langen
Q4.
Write in German: 'She has a wide face.'
Correct Answer: Sie hat ein breites Gesicht

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