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Meet bemühen

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

All 5 meanings

  1. (reflexive) to make an effort
  2. (reflexive) to trouble oneself [with mit (+ dative) ‘with something’]
  3. (transitive) to employ, to cite, to trot out (of arguments, approaches, examples, now especially of ones considered trite or unconvincing)
  4. (dated, higher register, reflexive) to betake oneself (to a location despite inconvenience)
  5. (dated, higher register, transitive) to call for, to ask for (someone's presence or aid)
Forms

How bemühen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichbemühe michbemühte mich
dubemühst dichbemühtest dich
er/sie/esbemüht sichbemühte sich
wirbemühen unsbemühten uns
ihrbemüht euchbemühtet euch
Siebemühen sichbemühten sich

Partizip II bemüht · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich bemühe mich heute, pünktlich zu sein.I’m making an effort to be on time today.present main clause
  2. 2
    Er hat sich sehr bemüht.He really made an effort.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Sie sagt, dass ich mich bemühen soll.She says I should make an effort.verb at the end after dass

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