Christmas traditions: 'sein' 3rd person singular and plural, plurals - +(e)n | German

Starter quiz

Match up the forms of 'haben' to the correct English forms of 'to have'.
- haben
  
  ⇔
  
  to have, having ✓
- hat
  
  ⇔
  
  has ✓
- habe
  
  ⇔
  
  have ✓
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- das Spiel
  
  ⇔
  
  game ✓
- der Platz
  
  ⇔
  
  place, room ✓
- der Arzt
  
  ⇔
  
  doctor ✓
- das Stück
  
  ⇔
  
  piece ✓
- der Zug
  
  ⇔
  
  train ✓
Match up the German words below to the correct English translations.
- es gibt
  
  ⇔
  
  there is, there are ✓
- auch
  
  ⇔
  
  also ✓
- viele
  
  ⇔
  
  lots of, many ✓
- grün
  
  ⇔
  
  green ✓
Which word means 'never'?
- nie ✓
- manchmal
- oft
- kaum
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Es gibt viele Winter.'
- 'There are lots of winters.' ✓
Match the German verbs below to the correct English translations.
- zuhören
  
  ⇔
  
  listen, listening ✓
- sprechen
  
  ⇔
  
  speak, speaking ✓
- lesen
  
  ⇔
  
  read, reading ✓
- schreiben
  
  ⇔
  
  to write, writing ✓

Exit quiz

Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English translations.
- die Katze
  
  ⇔
  
  cat ✓
- der Hund
  
  ⇔
  
  dog ✓
- die Idee
  
  ⇔
  
  idea ✓
- die Kirche
  
  ⇔
  
  church ✓
- die Familie
  
  ⇔
  
  family ✓
- die Woche
  
  ⇔
  
  week ✓
Match the verb forms below to their English meanings.
- bekommen
  
  ⇔
  
  to get, to receive ✓
- bekommt
  
  ⇔
  
  gets, receives ✓
- sein
  
  ⇔
  
  to be, being ✓
- sind
  
  ⇔
  
  are ✓
- ist
  
  ⇔
  
  is ✓
Write the correct form of the verb 'bekommen' to complete the following sentence: 'Der Weihnachtsmann ______ die Liste.'
- 'bekommt' ✓
Which letters do most feminine nouns add in their plural form?
- -en ✓
- -n ✓
- -el
- -s
Select the words that are plural.
- Listen ✓
- Wort
- Wochen ✓
- Antworten ✓
- Haustier
Translate the following sentence into German: 'The windows are green.'
- 'Die Fenster sind grün.' ✓

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Key learning points

'Sein' means 'to be, being', 'ist' (is) is the 3rd person singular and 'sind' is the 3rd person plural.
For all plural nouns, the German word for 'the' is 'die'.
For noun plural rule 3, most feminine nouns add '-n' or '-en'.
Feminine nouns ending in -el, -en or -er almost always add -n or -en in the plural form too.

Common misconception

Feminine noun plurals are the same as masculine and neuter noun plurals.

Most feminine nouns add either an -e or an -en to the end of the noun in its plural form. Feminine nouns ending in -el or -er also add an -n unlike in the masculine and neuter form where nouns ending in these letters don't tend to change.

Keywords

Sein - to be, being
Ist - 3rd person singular of ‘sein’, ‘is’
Sind - 3rd person plural form of ‘sein’, ‘are’
Plural - more than one