B2 · Obere Mittelstufe Kapitel 44

Compound Nouns

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1 Min.

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Rules for joining words together. Learn when to use an '-s-' or '-e-' as a connector between nouns.

Tipps & Tricks (2)

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Listen for it

Native speakers use it naturally. Listen to podcasts.
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Listen for stress

Compound nouns have one main stress on the first part.
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Schnelle Übung (10)

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

børne-have

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: børnehave
No hyphen.

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Choose the correct word.

Hvilket ord er korrekt?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Correct compound.

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Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Det er min fødselsdag.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Already correct.

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Fill in the blank.

Hendes ___ gik godt.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: hjerteoperation
One word.

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Choose the correct word.

skole + bænk

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: skolebænk
Standard compound.

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Choose the correct word.

Hvilket ord er korrekt?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Correct spelling.

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Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

tanke eksperiment

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: tankeeksperiment
No space.

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Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Det er en sandheds time.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Correct genitive/compound.

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Fill in the blank.

Min ___ (workplace) er stor.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Correct compound.

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Fill in the blank.

Min datter går i ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: børnehave
One word, no space.

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Score: /10

Häufige Fragen (4)

It is a phonetic bridge.
No, only some.
It acts as a phonetic bridge for flow.
Only for very long or complex words.