KS3 · German · Year 7
Who has what? 'haben' 1st, 3rd person singular, definite article 'den'
Belongings: 'haben' and articles in accusative case
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Your learning goal
I can say what I or someone else has using the verb 'haben' and the definite article 'den'.
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I can say what I or someone else has using the verb 'haben' and the definite article 'den'.
Key learning points
- [w] sounds like the English [v].
- The question word 'Wer?' means 'Who?'.
- The verb 'haben' means 'to have/having'. Its short form 'hat' means 'has'.
- The masculine word for 'the' ('der') changes to 'den' after most verbs (including 'haben') but not after 'sein'.
Words to know
- [w]
- pronounced as in 'Wo?'
- wer
- who
- haben
- the verb 'to have, having'
- den
- definite article 'the' used with masculine singular nouns after 'haben'
- false friend
- a word that looks or sounds similar in two languages, but does not share the same meaning
Common mistakes
'Wer' means 'where' in English because it sounds the same.
'Wer' means 'who' in English. Words that sound identical but have different meanings are called false friends and we should be aware of them.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Giving a notional time for short speaking tasks is a useful way to encourage pupils to speed up mental processing and increase spoken fluency. Teachers may want to repeat short speaking activities, shortening the time with each repetition, according to the needs of their own classes.