Eine Reise durch Europa: dates
I can use dates, years and numbers correctly and infer the meaning of unknown words when reading about and planning a trip across Europe.
Eine Reise durch Europa: dates
I can use dates, years and numbers correctly and infer the meaning of unknown words when reading about and planning a trip across Europe.
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Key learning points
- We use ordinal numbers (e.g., 'first', 'second', 'third') for calendar dates.
- To form ordinal numbers 1-19 add '-te', e.g., 'fünfte'; for ordinals 20 and over add '-ste', e.g., 'einundzwanzigste'.
- For 'on the' with dates', use 'am' and add '-n' to the ordinal number, e.g., 'am zweiten März'.
- For years, separate the digits into two pairs, for century and year, and place 'hundert' or 'tausend' between the pairs.
- To infer the meaning of unknown words, examine the surrounding words, review given definitions and select the best fit.
Keywords
Ordinal number - tells you the order of something, e.g., 'first', 'second', 'third', and is used with dates
Am - preposition meaning 'on the', is a contraction of 'an' and the dative definite article 'dem'
Common misconception
Saying or writing years in German is the same as in English, e.g., 1066 is 'zehn sechsundsechzig'.
Block the numbers in pairs as in English, but in German you must use 'hundert' or 'tausend'. 1066 is 'zehnhundertsechsundsechszig'. 2025 is 'zweitausendfünfundzwanzig'.
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6 Questions
egg
end
journey, drive, trip
style
appointment, date
train
to move, moving
to last, lasting
to lead, guide
to try, trying
to convince, convincing
to count, counting