Before you start
Meet anmerken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (transitive) to mark; to note; to make a note of (something)
- (transitive, with someone as the indirect object) to observe (something) in (someone); to notice (something) about (someone)
Build the meaning
an- + merken
- an-
- onto or toward something
- merken
- to notice or note
Think of noting something down or adding a note to what is being discussed.
So anmerken means to remark or note; in some constructions, to notice something about someone.
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·merken
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 merkt ihr die Angst an.You can tell she is afraid.
Subordinate clauseSie lächelt, weil man ihr die Freude anmerkt.She smiles because you can tell she is happy.
Participle: angemerktzu-infinitive: anzumerken
Forms
How anmerken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | merke an | merkte an |
| du | merkst an | merktest an |
| er/sie/es | merkt an | merkte an |
| wir | merken an | merkten an |
| ihr | merkt an | merktet an |
| Sie | merken an | merkten an |
Partizip II angemerkt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Man merkt ihm die Sorge an.You can tell he is worried.notice something in someone
- 2Sie hat einen Fehler angemerkt.She pointed out a mistake.Perfekt for pointing something out
- 3Ich glaube, dass man ihm die Freude anmerkt.I think you can tell he is happy.prefix stays together after dass