Before you start
Meet anwenden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Meaning
- to use, apply, utilize or deploy (to put to use for a purpose)
Build the meaning
an- + wenden
- an-
- toward a target or situation
- wenden
- to turn
You turn something toward a particular task or situation to put it to use.
So anwenden means to apply; to use.
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·wenden
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 clauseSie wendet die Regel richtig an.She applies the rule correctly.
Subordinate clause..., weil wir die Methode oft anwenden.... because we often use the method.
Participle: angewandtzu-infinitive: anzuwenden
Forms
How anwenden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | wende an | wandte an |
| du | wendest an | wandtest an |
| er/sie/es | wendet an | wandte an |
| wir | wenden an | wandten an |
| ihr | wendet an | wandtet an |
| Sie | wenden an | wandten an |
Partizip II angewandt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich wende die neue Regel oft an.I often apply the new rule.prefix goes to the end
- 2Wir haben diese Methode schon angewandt.We have already used this method.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du kannst das Gel hier anwenden.You can apply the gel here.modal verb with infinitive
Verb family
More verbs built on wenden
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.