Before you start
Meet beugen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to bend something, to bow something
- (reflexive) to bend; to bend over; to bow
- (reflexive, figurative) to give in to; to cease to resist or disagree with [with dative ‘someone’]
- (transitive, grammar) to inflect; to decline, conjugate, etc.
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
Verb family
Separable verbs built on beugen
Add a prefix to beugen and the meaning changes.