KS3 · German · Year 8
Dreams and future goals: 'aus', 'wenn' + word order
My plans: future tense
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Your learning goal
I can use my linguistic knowledge to decipher new words, use 'aus' to say where I am from and use 'wenn' to express my dreams and goals.
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I can use my linguistic knowledge to decipher new words, use 'aus' to say where I am from and use 'wenn' to express my dreams and goals.
Key learning points
- Some sound-symbol correspondences are written differently, but sound the same as each other, e.g., [eu] and [äu].
- Use your previous knowledge to decipher the meaning of new vocabulary, including compound words and large numbers.
- 'Aus' means 'from' when used with a country or city to describe origins. 'Von' means 'from' with starting points.
- Use 'wann' to ask 'when' in a question. Use 'wenn' to say 'when' in a present tense statement.
- Depending on the context, 'wenn' can also mean 'if'. It triggers word order 3: 'Ich schwimme im Meer, wenn es warm ist.'
Words to know
- aus
- preposition meaning 'from' when used with a country or city name to describe origin; used with the dative case
- wenn
- conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if'; triggers word order three
- word order three
- after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
Common mistakes
'Wenn' can be used in question words to ask 'When?'.
Use the question word 'Wann?' to ask 'When?' in German. Use 'wenn' to say 'when' in a present tense statement.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Encourage students to create their own flashcards to support the regular revision of vocabulary.