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Christine Thürmer: nominalisation of infinitive verbs, plural rules 7-9

I can nominalise infinitive verbs and use plural nouns when reading and translating information about speakers of multiple languages.

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Christine Thürmer: nominalisation of infinitive verbs, plural rules 7-9

I can nominalise infinitive verbs and use plural nouns when reading and translating information about speakers of multiple languages.

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Key learning points

  1. To make single syllable feminine nouns plural, add '–e' and an umlaut where possible.
  2. To make nouns ending in '–nis' plural, add –se.
  3. To make some neuter nouns plural, add '-(e)n'.
  4. Use any German infinitive as a noun by nominalising it as a neuter noun.
  5. To turn noun-verb phrases to nouns, create compound nouns.

Keywords

  • Nominalisation - turning a verb into a noun

  • Plural rule 7 - add 'e' and an umlaut where possible to single syllable feminine nouns; for example, 'die Städte'

  • Plural rule 8 - add '-se' to nouns ending in '-is'; for example, 'die Ereignisse'

  • Plural rule 9 - add '-(e)n' to some neuter nouns; for example, 'die Augen'

Common misconception

Verb infinitives only ever mean 'to do' something.

Verb infinitives can be 'nouned' or nominalised by capitalising the first letter. These words are 'neuter' and can be used with or without 'das'. They do not need an ending (like the 'ing' in English) and are useful for extending vocabulary.

Give plentiful examples of nominalised verbs in everyday use, e.g. 'das Leben', 'das Essen', and encourage pupils to personalise their own examples. Encourage pupils to choose a favourite plural word for each plural rule. Task C has an option 2 foundation version included in the lesson video.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German adjectives to their English equivalents.
Correct Answer:schrecklich,terrible
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terrible

Correct Answer:nützlich,useful
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useful

Correct Answer:fantastisch,fantastic
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fantastic

Correct Answer:wissenschaftlich,scientific
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scientific

Correct Answer:glücklich,happy, fortunate
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happy, fortunate

Correct Answer:unglaublich,unbelievable
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unbelievable

Q2.
An __________ describes a noun and an adverb qualifies a __________ or adjective. As adverbs, 'schnell' means __________, 'unglaublich' means __________ and 'eigentlich' means __________.
1 - adjective
2 - verb
3 - quickly
4 - unbelievably
5 - actually or really
Q3.
Which of the following sentences use word order 3 (WO3)?
Ich weiß, du sprichst Deutsch und Französisch.
Correct answer: Wenn er Zeit hat, liest er gute Bücher.
Correct answer: Wir wissen, dass du eine andere Sprache lernen willst.
Correct answer: Er mag Deutsch, obwohl er es schwierig findet.
Du sprichst so gut Deutsch, denn du wohnst jetzt in Hamburg!
Q4.
Match these English nouns to their German equivalents.
Correct Answer:home, homeland,Heimat (f)
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Heimat (f)

Correct Answer:fear (of), anxiety (about),Angst (f)
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Angst (f)

Correct Answer:danger, risk,Gefahr (f)
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Gefahr (f)

Correct Answer:eye,Auge (nt)
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Auge (nt)

Correct Answer:customer (f),Kundin (f)
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Kundin (f)

Correct Answer:understanding,Verständnis (n)
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Verständnis (n)

Q5.
Mein Vater __________ sehr gern aber du __________ lieber fern. Unsere Mutter __________ sehr gut Deutsch. Sie sagt uns: Ihr __________ Deutsch mit mir __________!
1 - liest
2 - siehst
3 - spricht
4 - könnt
5 - sprechen
Q6.
Which of these verbs are strong verbs?
hören - to hear, listen
Correct answer: helfen - to help
verbessern - to improve
stimmen - to agree
Correct answer: lassen - to let, allow

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German verbs to their English equivalents.
Correct Answer:anfangen,to start, starting
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to start, starting

Correct Answer:helfen,to help, helping
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to help, helping

Correct Answer:schlafen,to sleep, sleeping
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to sleep, sleeping

Correct Answer:mitnehmen,to take along, to take with you
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to take along, to take with you

Correct Answer:vesprechen,to promise, promising
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to promise, promising

Q2.
Sort the words below into the correct order to complete the following sentence: Plural rule 7 adds an '-e' to __________ __________ feminine nouns and an __________ where possible.
1 - single
2 - syllable
3 - umlaut
Q3.
Words like 'das Verhältnis' (relationship), 'das Gefängnis' (prison), 'die Erlaubnis' (permission) and 'das Zeugnis' (certificate) follow plural rule .
Correct Answer: eight, 8
Q4.
Match the plural rules to the correct groups of plurals.
Correct Answer:plural rule 7,die Hände, die Nächte, die Lüfte, die Künste
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die Hände, die Nächte, die Lüfte, die Künste

Correct Answer:plural rule 8,die Hindernisse, die Verhältnisse, die Berdürfnisse
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die Hindernisse, die Verhältnisse, die Berdürfnisse

Correct Answer:plural rule 9,die Augen, die Ohren, die Herzen, die Wochenenden
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die Augen, die Ohren, die Herzen, die Wochenenden

Q5.
Translating into German is an __________ skill because it helps us to consolidate our __________ and grammar. It's also essential to __________ the __________ clearly.
1 - important
2 - vocabulary
3 - communicate
4 - message
Q6.
Which elements from the checklist below would you use to check the following sentence? 'Wenn man eine neue Sprache häufig übt, sieht man die Ergebnisse relativ schnell.'
which 'to know' verb to use - 'wissen' or 'kennen'?
Correct answer: WO1 or WO3 - check the conjunctions
Correct answer: plural rules
Correct answer: some adjectives and adverbs are identical
Correct answer: whether you are using weak or strong verbs - the stem changes for strong verbs

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