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Banana bread: English puts nouns side by side Compound nouns: noun + noun Bananenbrot: German makes a compound noun Often connectives are used Apple cake = Apfelkuchen

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Page 1: Compound nouns: noun + noun · Compound nouns with common connectives Picture frame = der Bilderrahmen Horse stable = der Pferdestall Connective -er-Connective -e-Peace agreement

Banana bread: English puts nouns side by side

Compoundnouns:noun+noun

Bananenbrot: German makes a compound noun

Oftenconnectivesareused

Apple cake = Apfelkuchen

Page 2: Compound nouns: noun + noun · Compound nouns with common connectives Picture frame = der Bilderrahmen Horse stable = der Pferdestall Connective -er-Connective -e-Peace agreement

Compound nouns with common connectives

Picture frame = der Bilderrahmen

Horse stable = der Pferdestall

Connective-er-

Connective-e-

Peace agreement = das Friedensabkommen

Connective-ens-Goodness of heart = die Herzensgüte

Connective-s-

Page 3: Compound nouns: noun + noun · Compound nouns with common connectives Picture frame = der Bilderrahmen Horse stable = der Pferdestall Connective -er-Connective -e-Peace agreement

frei + die Zeit = die Freizeit

schreib(en) + der Tisch = der Schreibtisch

adjective+noun

verb+noun

nach + der Tisch = der Nachtisch

Last noun element determines gender: das Jahr + die Zeit = die Jahreszeit

Last element doesn’t have to be a noun:der Bär + stark = bärenstark

OtherCompoundWords

preposition+noun

another connective type: -es-

another connective type: -en-

& 2 more connective types

dessert