Saying what something is (not): Negation: nicht, kein, keine, kein

Saying what something is (not): Negation: nicht, kein, keine, kein

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be looking at saying what something is or is not and what something is like or not like. We are also going to learn how to say the letter 'z' in German.

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12 Questions

Q1.
What is ein Ding in English?
a shape
Correct answer: a thing
an human being
Q2.
How might you answer the question 'Wie geht's?
blau
Correct answer: gut danke
klein
Q3.
What is 'ich bin'?
am I ?
Correct answer: I am
my name is
Q4.
What is the opposite of please?
bitte
Correct answer: danke
rot
Q5.
What is the German word for yellow ?
blau
Correct answer: gelb
rot
Q6.
'How?' in German
Was?
Wie geht's?
Correct answer: Wie?
Q7.
Which of these words is not a colour?
gelb
Correct answer: gut
rot
Q8.
What is the opposite of 'klein'
gelb
Correct answer: groß
gut
Q9.
What is the definite article for 'Form'
das
der
Correct answer: die
Q10.
Which word is small?
blau
groß
Correct answer: klein
Q11.
What is 'a human being'?
ein Mann
Correct answer: ein Mensch
eine Mensch
Q12.
What would you reply to 'wie geht's? if you were having a bad day?
gut
ja, es geht
Correct answer: nicht so gut

12 Questions

Q1.
What is the meaning of 'du bist'?
Are you?
I am
Correct answer: You are
Q2.
What is the correct gender for 'Ort'?
das
Correct answer: der
die
Q3.
'Wie sagt man... ?' what does this mean in English?
Correct answer: How do you say....?
How do you write?
I don't know
Q4.
What is the correct German for 'How do you write..?'
Ich bin rot
Wie sagt man...?
Correct answer: Wie schreibt man... ?
Q5.
What is the correct German for 'the colour'?
das Farbe
der Farbe
Correct answer: die Farbe
Q6.
You want to say 'it is not red' in German. Which word do you use for not?
kein
keine
Correct answer: nicht
Q7.
You want to say 'That is not a shape' in German. Which word do you use for not?
kein
Correct answer: keine
nicht
Q8.
How do we say 'but' in German?
Correct answer: aber
oder
und
Q9.
What does 'wissen' mean in English?
Correct answer: to know
to say
to think
Q10.
What does the verb 'sein' mean in English?
Correct answer: to be
to know
to say
Q11.
What is the correct German for 'he is'?
Correct answer: er ist
es ist
sie ist
Q12.
What is the correct German for 'That is not a thing'
Correct answer: Das ist kein Ding
Das ist keine Ding
Das ist nicht Ding

Lesson appears in

UnitGerman / Year 7 Unit 1

German