Before you start
Meet bekämpfen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How bekämpfen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bekämpfe | bekämpfte |
| du | bekämpfst | bekämpftest |
| er/sie/es | bekämpft | bekämpfte |
| wir | bekämpfen | bekämpften |
| ihr | bekämpft | bekämpftet |
| Sie | bekämpfen | bekämpften |
Partizip II bekämpft · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Feuerwehr bekämpft das Feuer.The fire brigade fights the fire.present main clause
- 2Die Ärzte haben die Krankheit bekämpft.The doctors fought the illness.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt ruhig, obwohl er seine Angst bekämpft.He stays calm although he fights his fear.verb at the end after obwohl
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bekämpfen + der Lärm
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Lärm as the accusative object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The firedas Feuer was dangerousgefährlich, but we fought it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the illnessdie Krankheit spread, the doctorsder Arzt, die Ärzte fought it immediatelysofort.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayedbleiben homezu Hause because she was fighting a badschlimm colddie Erkältung.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The medicinedie Medizin that he tooknehmen helpedhelfen him fight the infectiondie Infektion.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must fight climate changeder Klimawandel togethergemeinsam.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She exercisesSport machen every dayjeden Tag to fight her illnessdie Krankheit.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How would you fight this problemdas Problem?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bekämpfen + das Unkraut + weil
Your challenge
- 1Use das Unkraut as the accusative object.
- 2Add a weil-clause explaining why.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What problem in your town would you fight, and why? Answer in one sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use a form of bekämpfen.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.