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Meet ahnen

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

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to suspect, guess
Forms

How ahnen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichahneahnte
duahnstahntest
er/sie/esahntahnte
wirahnenahnten
ihrahntahntet
Sieahnenahnten

Partizip II geahnt · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich ahne den Grund.I suspect the reason.present main clause
  2. 2
    Sie hat den Grund schon geahnt.She has already guessed the reason.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Wir können ahnen, was er denkt.We can guess what he is thinking.modal verb with infinitive

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