Before you start
Meet bewahren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on bewahren
Add a prefix to bewahren and the meaning changes.
Forms
How bewahren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bewahre | bewahrte |
| du | bewahrst | bewahrtest |
| er/sie/es | bewahrt | bewahrte |
| wir | bewahren | bewahrten |
| ihr | bewahrt | bewahrtet |
| Sie | bewahren | bewahrten |
Partizip II bewahrt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er bewahrt sein Geld zu Hause.He keeps his money at home.keep something safe
- 2Sie hat das alte Foto bewahrt.She kept the old photo.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wir hoffen, dass wir die Natur bewahren.We hope that we can preserve nature.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bewahren + das Foto
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Include das Foto as the thing you keep.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I protected him from the colddie Kälte.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was a childdas Kind, die Kinder, she kept her moneydas Geld in a boxdie Schachtel, die Schachteln.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She protected him from the dogder Hund, die Hunde because he was afraidängstlich.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The roomder Raum, die Räume where we keep our fooddas Essen is very coldkalt.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You should keep the receiptder Kassenzettel, die Kassenzettel in a safesicher placeder Ort, die Orte.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to protect her childdas Kind, die Kinder from the rainder Regen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What do you keep in this boxdie Schachtel, die Schachteln?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bewahren + das Kind + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause's verb at the end.
- 3Say she protected the child from the cold.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What is something important you want to preserve or protect?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using bewahren.