KS4 · German · Year 11
Traditionen in der Schweiz: abstract adjectival neuter nouns
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Your learning goal
I can apply my linguistic skills to cope with longer texts, and I am confident in the use of abstract adjectival nouns, in the context of Swiss traditions.
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I can apply my linguistic skills to cope with longer texts, and I am confident in the use of abstract adjectival nouns, in the context of Swiss traditions.
Key learning points
- Use your linguistic knowledge to break down language in longer texts and aid your understanding.
- Abstract adjectival nouns refer to abstract ideas, such as 'important', 'interesting'.
- After 'etwas', capitalise the adjective and add '-es' to make a neuter abstract adjectival noun.
- After 'alles', capitalise the adjective and add '-e' to make a neuter abstract adjectival noun.
- Use dictation tasks to reinforce your understanding of sound-symbol correspondences.
Words to know
- abstract adjectival noun
- noun that takes the same endings as an adjective, and refers to an abstract idea, e.g., 'etwas Interessantes'
- etwas
- indefinite pronoun meaning ‘something’, often followed by an abstract adjectival noun
- alles
- indefinite pronoun meaning ‘everything’, often followed by an abstract adjectival noun
Common mistakes
Adjectival nouns do not require a capital letter because they come from adjectives.
Adjectival nouns require a capital letter, just like all nouns in German.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Encourage students to research other well-known Swiss traditions and crafts, such as chocolate-making and watchmaking.