Junge Deutsche: weak plural masculine nouns, feminine person nouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form singular and plural masculine and feminine person nouns to discuss careers for young Germans.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Some masculine nouns, most of them referring to people or animals, add –(e)n to form the plural.
- To change a masculine noun into a feminine noun, add '-in'; add 'nen' to make feminine nouns ending 'in' plural.
- Some nouns, often of foreign origin, add 's' in the plural; this does not apply to person nouns.
- The imperfect tense is commonly used to recount past events in writing. Irregular verb stems need to be learned.
Keywords
Weak masculine noun - a small set of masculine nouns that add -(e)n in all forms apart from singular nominative
Common misconception
Alll German words of foreign origin form their plural by adding 's'.
Inanimate nouns add 's': 'Interviews', 'Songs'. Person nouns ending in -er (e.g., 'Reporter') do not change in the masculine plural. Weak masculine nouns (e.g., 'Journalist') add -en in the plural. Feminine plurals add -nen (e.g., 'Journalistinnen').
Teacher tip
Learning Cycle 2 contains Higher grammar with irregular imperfect tense, but contains vocabulary at both tiers. Learning Cycle 3 can also be tiered as appropriate to suit classroom requirements.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
to accept, accepting
to achieve, reach
to concentrate, concentrating
to react, reacting (to)
to translate, translating
to prevent, preventing
Q2.Match the German and English.
task, assignment, job
inhabitant, resident
earth, ground
business, shop
key
role model
Q3.Which sentence is in the imperfect tense?
Q4.'Du __________ einen roten Pullover'. Choose the correct missing verb.
Q5.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Das war mein Laptop.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'There were no socks.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.These are all German words of foreign origin. Which add -s to form their plural?
Q2.Match the German and English.
author (m)
author (f)
authors (m)
authors (f)
Q3.Which of these are imperfect tense verbs?
Q4.'Ich verstehe nichts.'. Rewrite this sentence in the imperfect tense.
Q5.Translate the following sentence into German: 'She is my boss.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I found the police officer (m).'. Use the imperfect tense.
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