KS4 · German · Year 10
Der Hund ist frech! Negation with 'nicht' and 'sondern', determiners
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Your learning goal
I can use determiners and negate using ‘nicht’ and ‘sondern’ in the context of past experiences.
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Der Hund ist frech! Negation with 'nicht' and 'sondern', determiners: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use determiners and negate using ‘nicht’ and ‘sondern’ in the context of past experiences.
Key learning points
- [j] sounds like 'ja'.
- Determiners 'jed-' ‘nächst-’ and ‘letzt-’ change their endings according to gender and case.
- 'Sondern' means 'but' or 'rather' and contradicts a preceding negative.
Words to know
- jed-
- determiner meaning ‘each’ or ‘every’ which changes according to gender and case
- nächst-
- determiner meaning ‘next’ which changes according to gender and case
- letzt-
- determiner meaning ‘last’ which changes according to gender and case
- sondern
- conjunction used after a negative, meaning ‘but’ or ‘rather’
Common mistakes
'Aber' and 'sondern' mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably.
Use 'aber' to contradict a preceding statement that does not contain a negative. Use 'sondern' to mean 'but' or 'rather' following a negative statement.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Cycle 3 is for Higher tier pupils. In Cycle 2, we have included 'seit' for Foundation pupils because it is a common word and a useful example with 'letzt-'. Starter quiz question 2 and exit quiz, questions 2 and 6, are Higher only.