Before you start
Meet charakterisieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How charakterisieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | charakterisiere | charakterisierte |
| du | charakterisierst | charakterisiertest |
| er/sie/es | charakterisiert | charakterisierte |
| wir | charakterisieren | charakterisierten |
| ihr | charakterisiert | charakterisiertet |
| Sie | charakterisieren | charakterisierten |
Partizip II charakterisiert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Text charakterisiert den Mann als ruhig.The text characterizes the man as calm.present main clause
- 2Die Lehrerin hat ihn kurz charakterisiert.The teacher characterized him briefly.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich denke, dass der Text ihn gut charakterisiert.I think the text characterizes him well.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
charakterisieren + der Film
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Describe a person in the film.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teacherdie Lehrerin has characterized him as calmruhig.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the newspaperdie Zeitung characterized the new bossder Chef, many readersder Leser, die Leser were surprisedüberrascht.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She characterized him as calmruhig because she knew him wellgut.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann whom she characterized as friendlyfreundlich works here.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must characterize our new neighborder Nachbar as helpfulhilfsbereit.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is difficultschwierig to characterize a strangerder Fremde exactlygenau.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How did the writerdie Autorin · der Autor characterize the womandie Frau?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
charakterisieren + die Klasse + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Describe the class positively.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What quality would you use to characterize your best friend?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with würde and the target verb.
- 2Name one quality of your best friend.