Year 10 - German
Gesund bleiben: abstract adjectival neuter nouns, adding '-los'
Lifestyle and wellbeing: positive Lebensentscheidungen
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Unit Summary
This unit revises word patterns, plurals, direct and indirect object pronouns and interrogative and demonstrative adjectives (welch-) and (jed-). Nominative and accusative use of abstract adjectival neuter nouns after viel and wenig are taught in the context of healthy living and lifestyle choices.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to form neuter adjectival nouns with 'wenig' and 'viel' and create adjectives from nouns in the context of health.
Key Notes
- Adjectival nouns, like adjectives, change according to gender, case and the article used with them.
- Following 'wenig' or 'viel' , capitalise an adjective and add '-es' to turn it to a neuter adjectival noun.
- Add the suffix '-los' to nouns to create adjectives meaning '-less' or 'without -'.
- [v] in 'viel' is pronounced like English 'f' as in 'Vater', [w] in 'wenig' is pronounced like English 'v' as in 'Welt'.
- [ig] at the end of a word is pronounced as in 'richtig' and a final [s] sounds like the English 's'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- adjectival noun: a type of noun that takes the same endings as adjectives
- viel: word meaning 'a lot', 'much', sometimes followed by a neuter adjectival noun
- wenig: word meaning 'little', often followed by a neuter adjectival noun
- suffix: a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used, e.g., '-los'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Adjectival nouns behave like adjectives in every way.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Adjectival nouns, like adjectives, change according to gender, case and the article used with them. Following 'wenig' or 'viel' , capitalise an adjective and add '-es' to turn it to a neuter adjectival noun.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjectival noun'
a type of noun that takes the same endings as adjectives. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Adjectival nouns behave like adjectives in every way. Correction: Adjectival nouns, like adjectives, change endings according to gender, case and the article used with them. However, like nouns, they have a grammatical gender and a capital letter. Abstract adjectival nouns are neuter.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- Gesund und ungesund: expanding vocabulary, reading skills, role play Study Guide
- Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects with two nouns Study Guide
- Isst du gesund? Nouns without plurals, plural rules Study Guide
- KaDeWe: cardinal and ordinal numbers Study Guide
- Neue Schüler: adding '-keit' and '-heit', adjectives as adverbs Study Guide
- Psychische Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects Study Guide
- Was möchtest du? Present and conditional 'mögen' Study Guide
- Würdest du Veganer werden? Conditional with 'würde', 'hätte', 'wäre', 'sollte' Study Guide
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