Before you start
Meet begründen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How begründen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | begründe | begründete |
| du | begründest | begründetest |
| er/sie/es | begründet | begründete |
| wir | begründen | begründeten |
| ihr | begründet | begründetet |
| Sie | begründen | begründeten |
Partizip II begründet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Sie begründet ihre Wahl kurz.She briefly explains her choice.present main clause
- 2Er hat seine Antwort gut begründet.He gave good reasons for his answer.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass sie ihre Meinung gut begründet.I think that she gives good reasons for her opinion.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
begründen + der Fehler
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Explain der Fehler with a reason.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She justified it to him with a goodgut reasonder Grund.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I askedfragen him, he justified his answerdie Antwort.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I understoodverstehen her decisiondie Entscheidung because she justified it with a reasonder Grund.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I spokesprechen to the womandie Frau who justified her answerdie Antwort.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you justify your choicedie Wahl to them?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is hardschwer to justify this decisiondie Entscheidung to my parentsdie Eltern.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did he justify his decisiondie Entscheidung with moneydas Geld?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
begründen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Start with a main clause using begründen.
- 2Add a dass-clause explaining why she cannot come.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What is one choice you can justify?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use begründen to give a reason for a choice.