Before you start
Meet bedienen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- (transitive) to serve
- (transitive) to operate
- (transitive or intransitive, card games) to play a card according to the grouping of the first card of a trick; to follow suit
- (reflexive) to help oneself [with von ‘to’]
- (reflexive, formal) to make use of [with genitive ‘something’]
Forms
How bedienen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bediene | bediente |
| du | bedienst | bedientest |
| er/sie/es | bedient | bediente |
| wir | bedienen | bedienten |
| ihr | bedient | bedientet |
| Sie | bedienen | bedienten |
Partizip II bedient · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Kellner bedient die Gäste.The waiter serves the guests.present main clause
- 2Wir haben den Computer bedient.We operated the computer.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du musst den Automaten bedienen.You have to operate the machine.modal verb plus infinitive