Before you start
Meet ansiedeln
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (transitive) to cause to live or be based in a place (e.g. people, businesses, wild animals); to settle; to locate; to establish; to introduce
- (reflexive) to set up a home or base in a place; to settle down; to locate
Build the meaning
an- + siedeln
- an-
- at or onto a particular place
- siedeln
- to settle or live in a place
To settle people at a particular place is to establish them there.
So ansiedeln means to settle or establish (people) in a place.
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·siedeln
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 clauseDie Familie siedelt sich auf dem Land an.The family is settling in the countryside.
Subordinate clauseEr sagt, dass sich die Familie dort ansiedelt.He says that the family is settling there.
Participle: angesiedeltzu-infinitive: anzusiedeln
Forms
How ansiedeln changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | siedle an | siedelte an |
| du | siedelst an | siedeltest an |
| er/sie/es | siedelt an | siedelte an |
| wir | siedeln an | siedelten an |
| ihr | siedelt an | siedeltet an |
| Sie | siedeln an | siedelten an |
Partizip II angesiedelt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Firma siedelt sich in Berlin an.The company is settling in Berlin.present with separated prefix
- 2Die Stadt hat neue Firmen am See angesiedelt.The town established new companies by the lake.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich hoffe, dass sich viele Menschen hier ansiedeln.I hope that many people settle here.verb at the end after dass