What you and others do and when: time phrases as nouns and adverbs | German

Starter quiz

Put the days of the week in order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Montag
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Dienstag
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Mittwoch
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Donnerstag
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  Freitag
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  Samstag
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  Sonntag
Which pairs of words differ by only one sound?
- vier, wir ✓
- Rad, Rat ✓
- schon, schön ✓
- schwimmen, beginnen
- machen, backen
Match the German and English.
- am Montag
  
  ⇔
  
  on Monday ✓
- Nachmittag (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  afternoon ✓
- Abend (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  evening ✓
- Morgen (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  morning ✓
- am Wochenende
  
  ⇔
  
  at the weekend ✓
- jetzt
  
  ⇔
  
  now ✓
Which statements are correct?
- Nouns are always capitalised in German. ✓
- Nouns are always next to the subject in a German sentence.
- Nouns can be one of three grammatical genders in German. ✓
- Nouns can be one of four grammatical genders in German.
- The gender of a compound noun is the same as its final noun. ✓
Which word is the adverb in the following sentence? 'Ich esse jetzt den Apfel.'
- Ich
- esse
- jetzt ✓
- den
- Apfel
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I swim on Tuesday.' Use word order 1.
- 'Ich schwimme am Dienstag.' ✓

Which two words differ by one sound?
- Burg (m) ✓
- Berg (m) ✓
- Weile (f)
- Beinen (ntpl)
- spielen
When would you add 'am' before a noun (e.g., 'Montag', 'Abend')?
- to talk about what you are doing at a specific moment in time; a future plan ✓
- to talk about a one-off event ✓
- to talk about what you do regularly at a particular time; a habit
- to change a noun into an adverb
- to change an adverb into a noun
Change 'Sonntag' into an adverb.
- 'sonntags' ✓
Select the words that are not nouns.
- mittwochs ✓
- Heft
- spielen ✓
- Spiel
- Jacke
Where is a time phrase (e.g., 'am Abend') usually placed in a word order 1 sentence?
- before the subject
- between the verb and the noun ✓
- between the subject and the verb
Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Thursday I read.' Use word order 2.
- 'Am Donnerstag lese ich.' ✓

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Accurate pronunciation of words prevents misunderstandings.
Days of the week and times of day are nouns, e.g., 'am Montag' - 'on Monday'.
A time phrase is a multi-word phrase, such as ‘am Montag’.
To change a noun into an adverb, remove its capital letter and add '-s' to the end, e.g., 'dienstags' - 'on Tuesdays'.
Use noun forms of days to talk about one-off events and adverb forms to describe regular events.

Nouns in German have capital letters in the same situations as English nouns.

German nouns are always capitalised, no matter where or how they are used in a sentence.

Noun - word for a person, place, or thing
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective, e.g., 'montags'
Time phrase - a multi-word phrase that describes when something happens, e.g., 'am Montag'