Things I like: nominative adjective agreement, definite and indefinite articles
Learning outcomes
I understand adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles in the nominative case and can use them to talk about things I like.
I can pronounce [ai] and [ei] correctly and distinguish between two different [ai] sounds.
Things I like: nominative adjective agreement, definite and indefinite articles
Learning outcomes
I understand adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles in the nominative case and can use them to talk about things I like.
I can pronounce [ai] and [ei] correctly and distinguish between two different [ai] sounds.
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Key learning points
- [ai] and [ei] can sound the same in German, but in words borrowed from English [ai] is pronounced as in English.
- In German, when adjectives come after the verb 'sein' (to be) they do not change.
- In German, adjectives in front of a noun add endings; this is called adjective agreement.
- Add '-e' for the singular nominative ending of all adjectives with definite articles.
- The singular nominative adjective endings for indefinite articles are -er (masculine), -e (feminine), and -es (neuter).
Keywords
[ai] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'der Hai'
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Nominative - form(s) used for the subject or 'doer' of the verb
Common misconception
When German adjectives come before the noun, they don't change their spelling, just like in English, e.g., 'The dog is black'; 'The black dog is over there.'.
In German, when adjectives come after the verb 'sein' (to be) they don't change. However, adjectives in front of a noun add endings do; this is called adjective agreement. There are different endings depending on gender (m, f, nt) and on the article.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
ein (m)
eine
ein (nt)
holidays
city
clothing
culture
fun
month
to visit, visiting
to experience, experiencing
to buy, buying
to read, reading
to have, having
to be, being
Exit quiz
6 Questions
bequeme Schuh
letzte Woche
nächste Mal