KS4 · German · Year 10
Länder, Sprachen, Nationalitäten: nationality, 'sein', present tense weak verbs
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Your learning goal
I can form nationality nouns to talk about people and events.
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I can form nationality nouns to talk about people and events.
Key learning points
- Some nouns behave like adjectives and take the same endings.
- 'Sein' is irregular in the present tense.
- Present tense weak verbs are formed like 'lernen'.
Words to know
- adjectival noun
- a group of nouns that behave like adjectives
- lernen
- an example of a weak verb in the present tense, meaning ‘to learn, learning'
- sein
- the verb 'to be, being'
Common mistakes
Like English, German uses adjectives to describe nationality.
German uses nouns to describe nationality.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Provide online or physical dictionaries so pupils can look up their own nationality.