Before you start
Meet beschränken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How beschränken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beschränke | beschränkte |
| du | beschränkst | beschränktest |
| er/sie/es | beschränkt | beschränkte |
| wir | beschränken | beschränkten |
| ihr | beschränkt | beschränktet |
| Sie | beschränken | beschränkten |
Partizip II beschränkt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Stadt beschränkt den Verkehr im Zentrum.The city restricts traffic in the center.present tense, main clause
- 2Die Regel hat unsere Zeit beschränkt.The rule restricted our time.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ich mich auf das Nötige beschränke.I stay home because I limit myself to what is necessary.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beschränken + die Zeit
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Zeit as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We limited it to one dayder Tag.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was youngjung, she limited herself to one bookdas Buch a monthder Monat.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He limits his phonedas Handy time because he has little free timedie Freizeit.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The rulesdie Regel, die Regeln that limit our time are simpleeinfach.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
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We must limit the numberdie Zahl of guestsder Gast, die Gäste at the partydie Party.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She decidedentscheiden to limit her shoppingder Einkauf to one dayder Tag a weekdie Woche.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did they limit the numberdie Zahl of peopleder Mensch, die Menschen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beschränken + die Kosten + weil
Your challenge
- 1Use die Kosten as the object.
- 2Add a weil-clause giving a reason.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the weil-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you limit in your daily life, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Use the target verb in the Konjunktiv II.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.