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A family in Namibia: possessives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)

My family, my life: possessive adjectives

Unit Summary

This unit introduces the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr' in nominative and accusative forms. Pupils apply this knowledge to describe family members and, with word order 2, to narrate a day's activities. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [d] (final).

Lesson Summary

You will learn to describe someone else's day using a range of vocabulary, possessive adjectives and verbs in the present tense.

Key Notes

  • There is a German-speaking community in Namibia.
  • Verb endings show who is doing an action.
  • Subject pronouns represent the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb and have specific verb endings.
  • Verb endings for weak verbs are 'ich' -e, 'du' -st, 'sie, er, es' -t, 'wir' -en and 'sie' (they) -en.
  • Possessive adjectives show who possesses something, and must match the noun in gender and number.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • verb ending: letter(s) added to the verb stem to show who is doing an action
  • subject pronoun: represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb, e.g., 'I', 'we', 'they'
  • possessive adjective: describes who possesses a noun, e.g., 'mein Bruder'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Possessive adjectives match the gender of the person who possesses the noun.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

There is a German-speaking community in Namibia. Verb endings show who is doing an action.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'verb ending'

letter(s) added to the verb stem to show who is doing an action. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Possessive adjectives match the gender of the person who possesses the noun. Correction: Possessive adjectives match the gender of the noun they describe, not the person who possesses it!

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