Describe things: 'sein' 1st and 2nd person singular, negation 'nicht' and 'kein' | German

Starter quiz

Which words mean 'the'?
- der ✓
- ein
- die ✓
- das ✓
- eine
Which words mean 'a'?
- ein ✓
- oder
- nein
- eine ✓
What is an adjective?
- a person, place or thing
- a word which describes an action or a state
- a word which describes a noun ✓
Match these German adjectives to their English translations.
- klein
  
  ⇔
  
  small ✓
- rot
  
  ⇔
  
  red ✓
- blau
  
  ⇔
  
  blue ✓
- rosarot
  
  ⇔
  
  pink ✓
- schwarz
  
  ⇔
  
  black ✓
What does 'ist' mean?
- 'is' ✓
What are the meanings of 'Wie?'?
- Where?
- How? ✓
- What?
- What ... like? ✓

Match the German forms of 'sein' to the correct English equivalents.
- ich bin
  
  ⇔
  
  I am ✓
- du bist
  
  ⇔
  
  you are ✓
- das ist
  
  ⇔
  
  that is ✓
True or false? You use 'nicht' with adjectives to say 'not'.
- True ✓
- False
Put the words below in the correct order to form a German sentence.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  der
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Mann
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  ist
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  nicht
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  blau
Which words mean 'not a / no' when used with a noun?
- kein ✓
- eine
- keine ✓
- ein
- nicht
Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English meanings.
- aber
  
  ⇔
  
  but ✓
- die Farbe
  
  ⇔
  
  colour ✓
- das Tier
  
  ⇔
  
  animal ✓
- der Ort
  
  ⇔
  
  place ✓
How would you answer the question 'Bist du eine Flasche?'?
- Nein, ich bin keine Flasche. ✓
- Nein, ich bin kein Flasche.
- Nein, ich bin nicht eine Flasche.

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[z] is pronounced like 'Zug' and sounds like the English 'ts' at the end of the word 'boots'.
The verb 'sein' means 'to be/being'. 'Ich bin' means 'I am' and 'du bist' means 'you are'.
'Nicht' means 'not' when used before an adjective.
'Kein' means 'not a' and is used to negate nouns; 'kein' for masculine/neuter nouns, 'keine' for feminine nouns.

'Nicht' is always used to negate.

You can use 'nicht' or 'kein(e)' to negate a sentence. 'Nicht' is used with adjectives whereas 'kein, keine' is used with nouns.