Einkaufen: 'welch-' and 'dies-' in nominative, accusative, dative
I can use 'welch-' and 'dies-' to identify items and take part in a role-play about shopping.
Einkaufen: 'welch-' and 'dies-' in nominative, accusative, dative
I can use 'welch-' and 'dies-' to identify items and take part in a role-play about shopping.
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Key learning points
- The determiner 'welch-' means 'which'. Its ending changes according to the gender and case of the noun that follows.
- The determiner 'dies-' means ‘this’. Its ending changes in the same way as 'welch-' .
- 'Welch-' and 'dies-' are very helpful for identifying items when shopping.
- In a role-play, it is important to include at least one verb in each short phrase. You must also ask one question.
- 'Sowohl...als auch...' means 'both...and...', 'derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe' mean 'the same' and 'jene(r)' means 'that'.
Keywords
Welch- - determiner meaning ‘which’ that changes according to the gender and case of the noun which follows
Dies- - determiner meaning 'this' which changes according to the gender and case of the noun which follows
Role-play - a task with a situation and prompts to ask and answer questions, simulating a conversation
Common misconception
German question words, like English, do not change their spelling.
Whilst most question words, such as 'wo', 'was' and 'warum' have a fixed spelling, 'welch-' changes according the gender and case of the noun that follows.
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