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Meet belegen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 7 meanings

  1. to cover
  2. to fill (a sandwich etc.)
  3. to document, back, substantiate
  4. (education) to enroll for; to take (a course)
  5. to bombard [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and mit ‘with something’]
  6. to reserve (a seat, room etc.); to occupy (a building)
Forms

How belegen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichbelegebelegte
dubelegstbelegtest
er/sie/esbelegtbelegte
wirbelegenbelegten
ihrbelegtbelegtet
Siebelegenbelegten

Partizip II belegt · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich belege einen Deutschkurs.I’m taking a German course.register for a course
  2. 2
    Das Foto hat den Fehler belegt.The photo proved the mistake.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Wir können den Tisch mit Papier belegen.We can cover the table with paper.modal verb plus infinitive

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