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Meet berichten

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

All 2 meanings

  1. (transitive) to relate, to tell, to give an account of
  2. to report (especially by the media or authorities) [with accusative or über (+ accusative) or von (+ dative) ‘on/about something’, along with dative ‘to someone’]
Forms

How berichten changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichberichteberichtete
duberichtestberichtetest
er/sie/esberichtetberichtete
wirberichtenberichteten
ihrberichtetberichtetet
Sieberichtenberichteten

Partizip II berichtet · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Sie berichtet ihrer Mutter von der Reise.She tells her mother about the trip.telling someone about something
  2. 2
    Die Zeitung hat gestern über das Spiel berichtet.The newspaper reported on the game yesterday.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Ich weiß, dass er oft darüber berichtet.I know that he often reports on it.verb at the end after dass

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