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.
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
- To make single syllable feminine nouns plural, add '–e' and an umlaut where possible.
- To make nouns ending in '–nis' plural, add –se.
- To make some neuter nouns plural, add '-(e)n'.
- Use any German infinitive as a noun by nominalising it as a neuter noun.
- 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.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
terrible
useful
fantastic
scientific
happy, fortunate
unbelievable
Heimat (f)
Angst (f)
Gefahr (f)
Auge (nt)
Kundin (f)
Verständnis (n)
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to start, starting
to help, helping
to sleep, sleeping
to take along, to take with you
to promise, promising
die Hände, die Nächte, die Lüfte, die Künste
die Hindernisse, die Verhältnisse, die Berdürfnisse
die Augen, die Ohren, die Herzen, die Wochenenden