Before you start
Meet bergen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How bergen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | berge | barg |
| du | birgst | bargst |
| er/sie/es | birgt | barg |
| wir | bergen | bargen |
| ihr | bergt | bargt |
| Sie | bergen | bargen |
Partizip II geborgen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Feuerwehr birgt den Mann aus dem Auto.The fire department rescues the man from the car.rescue in present tense
- 2Sie haben das Boot aus dem Wasser geborgen.They recovered the boat from the water.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass der Plan ein Risiko birgt.I think that the plan involves a risk.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bergen + der Mann
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Mann as an accusative pronoun.
- 3Say where the rescue takes place.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The firefightersder Feuerwehrmann, die Feuerwehrleute rescued him yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the child fellfallen into the waterdas Wasser, the fatherder Vater rescued him.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They rescued her because she could not get outaussteigen of the cardas Auto aloneallein.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The man whom they rescued is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must rescue the dogder Hund before it gets darkdunkel.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teamdas Team triedversuchen to rescue the womandie Frau.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who rescued the child from the riverder Fluss?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bergen + das Mädchen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use das Mädchen as an accusative pronoun in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Would you rescue someone from a car?
Your challenge
- 1Answer the question in one sentence.
- 2Use bergen in the infinitive after a modal verb.