Isst du gesund? Nouns without plurals, plural rules
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use singular and plural nouns and appropriate quantifiers to talk about healthy eating.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- There are nine rules for forming plurals in German.
- Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form.
- Use the quantifiers 'viel' and 'wenig' for uncountable nouns, use 'viele' and 'wenige' for countable nouns.
- 'Viel' and 'wenig' do not change according to gender or case, but plural 'viele' and 'wenige' do.
- When reading aloud it is helpful to identify and correctly pronounce umlauts, which are common in plural nouns.
Keywords
Plural - refers to more than one
Viel, viele - a lot, many
Wenig, wenige - little, few
Uncountable noun - noun which cannot be separated or counted, e.g., 'work', and has no plural form
Quantifier - determiner that tells us how much or how many, e.g., 'little', 'some', 'many'
Common misconception
'Viel' and 'viele' and 'wenig' and 'wenige' are interchangeable.
Use 'viel' and 'wenig' with uncountable nouns (i.e., you cannot put a number in front of it) and use 'viele' and 'wenige' with countable nouns (i.e., you can put a number in front of it).
Teacher tip
The quantifiers 'viel', 'viele', 'wenig', 'wenige', 'alle' and 'einige' are key language for all students. The accusative and dative forms of these determiners are Higher-only grammar.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'until'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
to be, being
(we, they) are
(you plural informal) are
Be! (singular informal)
Be! (plural informal)
Q3.Match the German and English.
body
vicinity, proximity
programme
present
course, run, race
novel
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I imagine that I am healthy.'
Q5.Write in German: 'I cooked the meat.'
Q6.Write in German: 'He does not come back.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the nouns to their plural rule.
add -s to nouns borrowed from other languages
add -e, with or without umlaut
stays the same
add -e or -en
add -se
add -er, with or without umlaut
Q2.Which of these nouns are uncountable in German?
Q3.'Ich habe __________ Durst aber __________ Wasser.'. Choose the correct missing words.
Q4.'Es gibt ein Fest mit __________ Wettbewerben.' Choose the correct missing word.
Q5.Write in German: 'I buy a lot of drinks.'
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