Rules of a game: modal verbs, 'jeder', 'jede', 'jedes', conversational words | German

Starter quiz

Match the German and English.
- Buch (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  book ✓
- Farbe (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  colour ✓
- Hund (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  dog ✓
- Keks (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  biscuit ✓
- Katze (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  cat ✓
- Leute (pl)
  
  ⇔
  
  people ✓
Match the German and English.
- benutzen
  
  ⇔
  
  to use, using ✓
- heißen
  
  ⇔
  
  to be called ✓
- passen
  
  ⇔
  
  to fit, fitting ✓
- rufen
  
  ⇔
  
  to call, calling ✓
- tragen
  
  ⇔
  
  to wear, wearing ✓
- vergessen
  
  ⇔
  
  to forget, forgetting ✓
Which of these words is not a possessive adjective?
- dein
- ihr
- man ✓
- sein
Which of these phrases does not include a modal verb?
- Darf er ins Kino gehen?
- Ich kann Pizza essen.
- Ich muss Wasser trinken.
- Ich vergesse meine Hausaufgaben. ✓
- Willst du in der Schule tanzen?
Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'My parents stand in the middle of the room.'
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  meine
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Eltern
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  stehen
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  mitten
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  in
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  dem
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  Zimmer
Translate the following sentence into German: 'What is your favourite film?'
- 'Was ist dein Lieblingsfilm?' ✓

Exit quiz

Which of these words are missing the [sch] sound?
- ___nell ✓
- ___warz ✓
- ___ielen
- ___ark
- ___reiben ✓
Conversational words are used in __________ situations to add emotion to a statement.
- formal
- informal ✓
- both formal and informal
Match the German and English.
- natürlich
  
  ⇔
  
  of course ✓
- also
  
  ⇔
  
  so ✓
- ach
  
  ⇔
  
  oh ✓
- auch
  
  ⇔
  
  also ✓
- echt
  
  ⇔
  
  really ✓
- naja
  
  ⇔
  
  oh well ✓
Match the German and English.
- jeder
  
  ⇔
  
  every (masculine subject) ✓
- jedes
  
  ⇔
  
  every (neuter subject) ✓
- jede
  
  ⇔
  
  every (feminine subject) ✓
- jeden
  
  ⇔
  
  every (masculine object) ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'Every child wins.'
- 'Jedes Kind gewinnt.' ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I throw every ball.'
- 'Ich werfe jeden Ball.' ✓

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Key learning points

[sch] is pronounced as in 'schreiben', [sp] as in 'spielen' and [st] as in 'stark'.
Conversational words are used in informal situations to add emotion to a statement, e.g., 'Echt?' (really?!).
Modal verbs (e.g., 'können') are used with an infinitive, which is placed at the end of the sentence.
'Jed-' means 'every'. Use the same ending as the definite article if the noun is the subject: ‘jeder, jede, jedes’.
When a masculine noun is the object in the sentence, use 'jeden'. The feminine and neuter forms remain unchanged.

Common misconception

You can use conversational language (an informal register) whenever you want to.

A situation affects the register we use when speaking (i.e., the words we use). You use an informal register with friends, but a formal register with a teacher. Using formal register in formal situations is important in German-speaking communities.

Keywords

[sch] - pronounced as in 'schreiben'
[sp] - pronounced as in 'spielen'
[st] - pronounced as in 'stark'
Conversational words - add emotion (e.g., surprise, annoyance) to a statement
Jed- - determiner meaning 'every'