AQA · German · 8662
GCSE German: Noun phrases (Higher tier)
Grammar · AQA GCSE German (8662), specification point 3.2.2.1. Cards are generated from the exam board's own specification for "Noun phrases", and every card links back to the page it came from. Specification © AQA — used with attribution.
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Which ending pluralises weak masculine nouns in German?
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–(e)n, e.g. der Student → die Studenten, der Junge → die Jungen.
What kind of noun is die Reichen (the rich)?
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A plural adjectival noun — an adjective used as a noun, capitalised and keeping its adjective ending.
How is an adjective written when used as a noun after etwas, viel or wenig?
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As a capitalised neuter noun ending in -es, e.g. etwas Nettes (something nice), viel Schönes.
In German, possession is expressed by the ? case.
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genitive
Which case follows the German preposition trotz?
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The genitive, e.g. trotz des Regens (despite the rain).
In AQA GCSE German, in which two skills can the genitive case be tested?
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Listening and Reading only — it is receptive knowledge, not required in Speaking or Writing.
What is the dative (indirect object) form of the formal pronoun Sie?
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Ihnen (capital I), e.g. Ich gebe Ihnen das Buch. The lower-case ihnen is the dative of sie (they).
What does the reflexive pronoun sich mean when used reciprocally?
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Each other / one another, e.g. Sie treffen sich (they meet each other).
What is the dative reflexive pronoun for ich?
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mir, e.g. Ich wasche mir die Hände (I wash my hands).
In a German relative clause, where does the finite verb go?
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To the end of the clause (word order 3), e.g. die Stadt, wo ich wohne.
In a German sentence with two noun objects, which object comes first?
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The dative (indirect) object before the accusative (direct) object, e.g. Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch.
When a German sentence has one pronoun object and one noun object, which comes first?
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The pronoun, whatever its case, e.g. Ich gebe es dem Mann; Ich gebe ihm das Buch.
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