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- Year 11
- Edexcel
Deutschland: negation, role-play (Edexcel)
I can negate sentences using 'nicht', 'kein', 'nichts' and 'nie' and I can take part in a role-play scenario.
- Year 11
- Edexcel
Deutschland: negation, role-play (Edexcel)
I can negate sentences using 'nicht', 'kein', 'nichts' and 'nie' and I can take part in a role-play scenario.
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Key learning points
- Use 'nicht' before definite articles to mean ‘not the’ and 'kein' instead of the indefinite article to mean 'not a, no'.
- Place 'nicht' before adjectives, adverbs, possessives and proper nouns. Place 'nicht' after verbs and whole phrases.
- Use 'nichts' to mean 'nothing' or 'not anything', e.g., 'ich sehe nichts.' Use 'nie' to mean 'never'.
- When performing a role-play, answers should be a short phrase or sentence. Do not add unnecessary detail.
- It is helpful to categorise vocabulary by theme when revisiting large numbers of words.
Keywords
Nicht - word meaning 'not'
Kein - word used in place of the indefinite article to mean 'not a', 'no', 'not any'
Nichts - word meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
Nie - word meaning 'never'
Common misconception
I should include as much detail as possible in role-play answers.
When performing a role-play, answers should contain one verb and be concise. Do not add unnecessary detail.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In which of these words is there a sound that rhymes with 'flee'?
Q2.Form a German compound noun that means 'holiday island region' by putting the words 'Insel', 'Region' and 'Ferien' in the correct order.
Q3.Match each negation word with its meaning.
nothing
never
not a, none, not any
not, doesn't