Before you start
Meet angehören
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
an- + gehören
- an-
- association or attachment to something
- gehören
- to belong to
Think of being attached to and included in a group.
So angehören means to belong to; to be a member of.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: an·gehören
In a main clause the prefix an splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseEr gehört jetzt dem Verein an.He is now a member of the club.
Subordinate clauseIch weiß, dass sie dem Verein angehört.I know that she belongs to the club.
Participle: angehörtzu-infinitive: anzugehören
Forms
How angehören changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gehöre an | gehörte an |
| du | gehörst an | gehörtest an |
| er/sie/es | gehört an | gehörte an |
| wir | gehören an | gehörten an |
| ihr | gehört an | gehörtet an |
| Sie | gehören an | gehörten an |
Partizip II angehört · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich gehöre dem Verein an.I belong to the club.prefix goes to the end
- 2Sie hat der Gruppe angehört.She belonged to the group.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt dort, weil er der Partei angehört.He stays there because he belongs to the party.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
angehören + der Sportverein
Your challenge
- 1Use angehören in the present tense.
- 2Use a dative form of der Sportverein.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I belonged to it for two years.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he was youngjung, he belonged to a football clubder Fußballverein.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He was happyfroh because he belonged to the teamdie Mannschaft.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who belongs to our groupdie Gruppe lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wants to belong to the samegleich clubder Verein as her brotherder Bruder.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is importantwichtig to belong to a groupdie Gruppe.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Does your brotherder Bruder belong to the football teamdie Fußballmannschaft?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
angehören + der Chor + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Say that she belongs to the choir.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Which group or club do you belong to? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Name a group or club you belong to.