Before you start
Meet bewegen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to motivate; to persuade; to prompt (someone or something to do something); to make (someone or something to do something); to induce; to get (someone or something to do something)
- (transitive or reflexive) to move; to stir
- (transitive, figurative) to move, to touch, to affect emotionally
- (reflexive) to exercise (intransitive)
Forms
How bewegen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bewege | bewegte |
| du | bewegst | bewegtest |
| er/sie/es | bewegt | bewegte |
| wir | bewegen | bewegten |
| ihr | bewegt | bewegtet |
| Sie | bewegen | bewegten |
Partizip II bewegt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich bewege den Stuhl jeden Tag.I move the chair every day.present main clause
- 2Die Nachricht hat mich sehr bewegt.The news moved me a lot.emotional meaning in Perfekt
- 3Ich mache Sport, weil ich mich gern bewege.I exercise because I like to move.verb at the end after weil