Year 10 - German
Nach der Schule: abstract neuter adjectival nouns, plural adjectival nouns
People and lifestyle: das Schulleben
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits separable verbs in present and perfect tenses, adjective agreement and use of time, manner, place adverbs. It introduces nouns and adjectives with prepositions, the preposition and adverb 'bis', superlative prenominal adjectives and abstract nouns, for example 'das Gute'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to form and use adjectival nouns to talk about after-school activities.
Key Notes
- Adjectives can be turned into neuter nouns to express abstract concepts, e.g., 'das Gute' - 'the good thing'.
- To form an abstract adjectival noun, use 'das', capitalise the adjective, and add '-e' in nominative and accusative.
- Using abstract adjectival nouns can help to vary and extend opinions, e.g., 'das Beste (daran) ist, dass ...'.
- Plural adjectival nouns end in '-en' when used after 'die'.
- Plural adjectival nouns used without articles end in 'e' in nominative and accusative and 'en' in dative.
Vocabulary To Learn
- adjectival noun: a type of noun that takes the same ending as adjectives
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Plural adjectival nouns always end in '-en'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Adjectives can be turned into neuter nouns to express abstract concepts, e.g., 'das Gute' - 'the good thing'. To form an abstract adjectival noun, use 'das', capitalise the adjective, and add '-e' in nominative and accusative.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjectival noun'
a type of noun that takes the same ending as adjectives. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Plural adjectival nouns always end in '-en'. Correction: All plural adjectival nouns preceded by 'die' and all in the dative end in '-en', but for plural adjectival nouns without articles, use '-e' in the nominative and accusative.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Das deutsche Schulsystem: adjective agreement Study Guide
- Gruppenzwang: word order with separable verbs in single and 2-verb clauses Study Guide
- In der Schule: superlative adjectives and adverbs Study Guide
- Kleider machen Leute: definite and indefinite articles, extended speaking Study Guide
- Kleine Schule: time, manner, place, present tense with gern, lieber, am liebsten Study Guide
- Schule - dieses Jahr: 'bis' preposition vs conjunction Study Guide
- Schule - letztes Jahr: nouns without plurals, past participles Study Guide
- Therapiehunde: nouns and adjectives with prepositions Study Guide
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