KS3 · German · Year 8
Things you like to do: adverb 'gern'
Likes and dislikes: adverb 'gern'
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Your learning goal
I can say what I like and don't like doing using the adverb 'gern'.
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I can say what I like and don't like doing using the adverb 'gern'.
Key learning points
- [ä] is an important sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) and needs to be practised regularly.
- Weak verbs ollow a clear pattern across tenses, e.g., 'spielen' - 'ich spiele' - 'ich habe gespielt'.
- Strong verbs have a stem change in one or more tenses, e.g., 'fallen' - 'du fällst' - 'du bist gefallen'.
- 'Ander-er, -e,-es' is an adjective meaning 'other' and is used with an indefinite article.
- 'Gern' is an adverb of manner which conveys liking doing something. It follows the verb in a sentence.
Words to know
- strong verb (present tense)
- verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
- adjective
- word that gives information about a noun
- adverb
- word that describes a verb or an adjective
Common mistakes
The terms 'weak verb' and 'strong verb' refer to whether the action is powerful or not.
The term 'weak verb' is used to describe verbs that follow a regular pattern across all tenses. The term 'strong verb' describes verbs that have a stem change in either present or past tenses.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Adjective work covers agreement in the nominative case after 'sein' in this lesson. Teachers may wish to quickly remind students of when the nominative case is used to support understanding of the adjective endings covered here.