Before you start
Meet begrenzen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How begrenzen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | begrenze | begrenzte |
| du | begrenzt | begrenztest |
| er/sie/es | begrenzt | begrenzte |
| wir | begrenzen | begrenzten |
| ihr | begrenzt | begrenztet |
| Sie | begrenzen | begrenzten |
Partizip II begrenzt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Stadt begrenzt den Verkehr hier.The city limits traffic here.Present tense main clause
- 2Das Gesetz hat die Zahl der Gäste begrenzt.The law limited the number of guests.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass der Zaun den Garten begrenzt.I can see that the fence borders the garden.Verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
begrenzen + die Kosten
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Kosten as the direct object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We limited it to ten eurosder Euro, die Euro yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the childrendas Kind, die Kinder arrived, we limited the gamedas Spiel to one hourdie Stunde.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She limits her timedie Zeit on her phonedas Handy because she wants to sleep better.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The ruledie Regel that limits the noiseder Lärm is newneu.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must limit our shoppingder Einkauf, die Einkäufe this monthder Monat.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He tries to limit his sugarder Zucker because he eats too many sweetsdie Süßigkeit, die Süßigkeiten.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you limit the musicdie Musik to ten minutesdie Minute, die Minuten, please?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
begrenzen + die Zeit + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its verb at the end.
- 3Then say what you limit and to how long.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you limit in your daily life, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence.
- 2Use begrenzen in the Konjunktiv II.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.