Before you start
Meet beugen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on beugen
Add a prefix to beugen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How beugen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beuge | beugte |
| du | beugst | beugtest |
| er/sie/es | beugt | beugte |
| wir | beugen | beugten |
| ihr | beugt | beugtet |
| Sie | beugen | beugten |
Partizip II gebeugt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich beuge mich nach vorn.I bend forward.present, reflexive use
- 2Sie hat den Rücken gebeugt.She bent her back.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt gerade, obwohl er sich beugt.He stays straight although he bends.verb at end after obwohl
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beugen + der Kopf
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Kopf as the direct object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She bent it carefullyvorsichtig.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he bent down, his keyder Schlüssel fell out of his pocketdie Tasche.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He bent the paperdas Papier because it did not fitpassen in the bagdie Tasche.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The paperdas Papier that she bent is on the tableder Tisch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You should bend your kneesdas Knie, die Knie when you liftheben the boxdie Kiste.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She started to bend the paperdas Papier so she could fit it inhineinstecken her bagdie Tasche.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you bend your kneesdas Knie, die Knie a littleein bisschen more?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beugen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the clause's verb at the end.
- 3Use beugen in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you bend if you had to move it?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use beugen in the answer.
- 3Use a wenn-clause.