AQA · German · 8662
GCSE German: Derivational morphology (Foundation tier)
Grammar · AQA GCSE German (8662), specification point 3.2.1.6. Cards are generated from the exam board's own specification for "Derivational morphology", and every card links back to the page it came from. Specification © AQA — used with attribution.
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What does the German prefix Lieblings- mean when added to a noun?
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'Favourite' — e.g. Lieblingsfach = favourite subject.
What does the German prefix Haupt- mean when added to a noun?
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'Main' — e.g. Hauptstadt = capital (main) city.
In German, adding the prefix ? to an adjective gives it the opposite meaning.
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un-
What does the German adjective unglücklich mean?
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Unhappy — the prefix un- gives glücklich (happy) its opposite meaning.
Which suffix turns German cardinal numbers 1–19 into ordinal numbers?
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-te (e.g. zwei → zweite, 'second').
Which suffix turns German cardinal numbers from 20 upwards into ordinal numbers?
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-ste (e.g. zwanzig → zwanzigste, 'twentieth').
The German ordinal number for 'twentieth' is ?.
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zwanzigste
Which suffix turns a German verb stem into a noun of equivalent meaning?
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-ung (e.g. lösen → die Lösung, 'solution').
Which suffix turns a German -en verb stem into a male agent noun?
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-er (e.g. besuchen → der Besucher, 'visitor').
What does adding -s to a German day or time-of-day noun do?
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Turns it into an adverb of habitual time — Montag → montags ('on Mondays'), Nachmittag → nachmittags ('in the afternoons').
The German adverb meaning 'on Mondays' is ?.
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montags
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