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Meet üben

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 4 meanings

  1. (transitive) to practice, to drill, to train
  2. (transitive) to exercise, to perform; used to form verbal phrases with certain behavior-describing nouns
  3. (reflexive) to practice [with in (+ dative) ‘(doing) an action’]
  4. to practice (a virtue, trying to behave in a certain way)
Forms

How üben changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichübeübte
duübstübtest
er/sie/esübtübte
wirübenübten
ihrübtübtet
Sieübenübten

Partizip II geübt · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich übe jeden Tag Deutsch.I practise German every day.daily practice
  2. 2
    Wir haben gestern für den Test geübt.We practised for the test yesterday.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Sie bleibt zu Hause, weil sie Klavier übt.She stays at home because she practises the piano.verb at the end after weil
Verb family

Separable verbs built on üben

Add a prefix to üben and the meaning changes.

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