German GCSE
Cognate
What Cognate means in German GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Cognate
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Reference: AQA
A word that looks and sounds similar in both English and German and has the same meaning (e.g., Musik, intelligent).
A word that looks and sounds similar in two languages and has the same meaning (e.g., der Garten / garden).
A word that looks and means the same in both German and English (e.g., das Recycling, der Tourismus).
A word that looks and means the same in both languages, like 'das Oval' or 'parallel'.
Topics that use Cognate
- General vocabulary: Shape (AQA GCSE)
- Theme-based vocabulary (Foundation): Current and future study and employment (AQA GCSE)
- Theme-based vocabulary (Higher): Local, national, international and global areas of interest (AQA GCSE)
- Themes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- False Friend
- Infinitive
- Modal Verb
- Subordinating Conjunction
- Adjective Agreement
- Auxiliary Verb
- Dative Case
- Futur I
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