German A1.5 Listening Practice: Negate A State With Nicht
German A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for negate a state with nicht.
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Level
A1.5
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Transcript
14 segments
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What you'll understand
Say that a familiar location or state does not apply.
Place nicht before the known state or location complement in short clauses with sein.
New pattern
nicht before a predicative adjective or location complement in a bounded sein clause
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Ich bin nicht müde. Wir sind nicht hier.
I am not tired. We are not here.
A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Keep the person and sein form stable, then put nicht directly before the state or place that is being denied.
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1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome to today's podcast! Today, we're learning how to negate states and locations in German using 'nicht'.
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2. Hanna · Teacher
Listen to this short conversation between Felix and Clara.
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3. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Clara, bist du müde?
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4. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Nein, ich bin nicht müde.
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5. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Sind wir hier?
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6. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Nein, wir sind nicht hier.
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7. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Wir sind dort!
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8. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down those important sentences.
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9. Hanna · Teacher
First, Clara said: 'Ich bin nicht müde.' This means 'I am not tired.'
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10. Lukas · Student
So 'nicht' goes right before the adjective 'müde'?
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11. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly, Lukas. When negating a state, place 'nicht' directly before the describing word.
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12. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Clara said: 'Wir sind nicht hier.' That means 'We are not here.'
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13. Lukas · Student
Does 'nicht' also come right before location words like 'hier'?
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14. Hanna · Teacher
Yes! Place 'nicht' directly before location complements to state where you are not.
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