Before you start
Meet besitzen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How besitzen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | besitze | besaß |
| du | besitzt | besaßest |
| er/sie/es | besitzt | besaß |
| wir | besitzen | besaßen |
| ihr | besitzt | besaßt |
| Sie | besitzen | besaßen |
Partizip II besessen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er besitzt ein Fahrrad.He owns a bicycle.owning an object
- 2Meine Eltern haben ein Haus besessen.My parents owned a house.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie ein Auto besitzt.I know that she owns a car.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
besitzen + der Garten
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Garten as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I owned it for two yearsdas Jahr, die Jahre.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, my familydie Familie owned a smallklein housedas Haus.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She boughtkaufen a housedas Haus because she wanted to own one.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He owns a bikedas Fahrrad that his brotherder Bruder gaveschenken him.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to own a smallklein housedas Haus one dayeines Tages.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is expensiveteuer to own a cardas Auto in the citydie Stadt.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Does your familydie Familie own a gardender Garten?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
besitzen + das Auto + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put besitzen at the end of that clause.
- 3Add a main clause about travelling by bus.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to own one day?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with würde and besitzen.
- 2Say what you would like to own.