KS3 · German · Year 7
What people have: yes/no questions, negation with 'kein', 'mein/meine'
Belongings: 'haben' and articles in accusative case
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
IllumED Slides
IllumED · 1/10
Your learning goal
I can use 'mein' plus nouns to talk about my things, 'kein' to say what I do not have, and ask other people what they have.
1 of 10
What people have: yes/no questions, negation with 'kein', 'mein/meine': 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.
Original teaching resources
The original illustrated PowerPoint is available as well as the IllumED text slides. It retains the publisher’s design and credits.
Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use 'mein' plus nouns to talk about my things, 'kein' to say what I do not have, and ask other people what they have.
Key learning points
- The subject and verb of a German sentence swap places to turn a statement into a yes/no question.
- 'Mein, 'meine', 'mein' means 'my'.
- 'Kein' means 'not a' and is used with a nouns to say what you do not have.
- 'Kein' behaves like the indefinite article 'ein'. The masculine changes to 'keinen' after 'haben'.
- The prefix 'Lieblings-' can be added to a noun to mean 'favourite ...'.
Words to know
- mein, meine
- my
- kein, keine, keinen
- not a
- prefix
- letters added to the beginning of another word
Common mistakes
To say 'not a' in German, say 'nicht ein'.
Use 'kein' to say what you do not have.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Students could use their answers from Task C1 for the writing activity in Task C2.