Das deutsche Schulsystem: adjective agreement
Learning outcomes
I can add agreements to adjectives to provide details when talking about the German school system.
I can distinguish between [-d] and [-d-] in speaking.
Das deutsche Schulsystem: adjective agreement
Learning outcomes
I can add agreements to adjectives to provide details when talking about the German school system.
I can distinguish between [-d] and [-d-] in speaking.
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Key learning points
- Adjective agreement occurs when adjectives precede nouns.
- Adjective endings depend on case, gender and number.
- [-d] sounds like 'Hemd'.
- [-d-] sounds like 'Kleider'.
- Listening needs close reading of questions, attention to detail and vocabulary knowledge for gap-fill questions.
Keywords
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective preceding a noun matches the noun in gender, case and number
[-d] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in ‘Hemd’
[-d-] - SSC pronounced as in 'Kleider'
Common misconception
Adjectives in German don't have endings.
Adjectives have endings when they precede a noun. Compare 'der Hund ist groß' with 'der große Hund ist schwarz'. Adjective endings agree in case, gender and number with nouns. There are useful tables that can be learned to support correct usage.
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