Before you start
Meet anmelden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- to announce, declare
- to enroll, to sign up [with zu or für ‘for something’]
- (computing) to log in
- to register
Build the meaning
an- + melden
- an-
- toward or to a relevant person or place
- melden
- to report or notify
You notify the relevant office or person that you or something is being entered.
So anmelden means to register or sign up.
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·melden
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 meldet sich jetzt an.He’s registering now.
Subordinate clauseIch bleibe hier, weil ich mich dort anmelde.I’m staying here because I’m registering there.
Participle: angemeldetzu-infinitive: anzumelden
Forms
How anmelden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | melde an | meldete an |
| du | meldest an | meldetest an |
| er/sie/es | meldet an | meldete an |
| wir | melden an | meldeten an |
| ihr | meldet an | meldetet an |
| Sie | melden an | meldeten an |
Partizip II angemeldet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich melde mich heute online an.I’m signing up online today.present, prefix at the end
- 2Wir haben uns gestern für den Kurs angemeldet.We signed up for the course yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie muss sich beim Arzt anmelden.She has to register at the doctor’s office.modal verb with infinitive