KS3 · German · Year 9
At school: word order in sentences with two objects
School exchange: verbs with prepositions
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Your learning goal
I can correctly apply word order rules when there are two object nouns in a sentence.
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I can correctly apply word order rules when there are two object nouns in a sentence.
Key learning points
- Final [d] (a [d] at the end of a word) sounds like [t]. Final [b] (a [b] at the end of a word) sounds like [p].
- Pronouns replace nouns. Their form changes depending on whether the noun is the subject or object in the sentence.
- Direct objects are directly affected by the action of the verb and are in the accusative, e.g., 'Ich sehe den Mann'.
- Indirect objects are indirectly affected by the action of the verb and are in the dative case, e.g., 'Ich antworte dir'.
- When two object nouns are in a sentence, the indirect object (in dative) precedes the direct object (in accusative).
Words to know
- final [d]
- pronounced as in 'und', the same sound as [t]
- final [b]
- pronounced as in 'halb', the same sound as [p]
- pronoun
- word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'
- direct object
- a noun in the accusative case, directly affected by the action of the verb
- indirect object
- a noun in the dative case, indirectly affected by the action of the verb
Common mistakes
When two object nouns are in a sentence, the word order is the same as English: direct object - indirect object.
When two object nouns are in a sentence, the indirect object (in dative) precedes the direct object (in accusative). This is different from English.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When practising word order with two object nouns, encourage students to translate their sentences into English so that the differences in word order between languages is clear.