Before you start
Meet decken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 7 meanings
- to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.)
- (figuratively) to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but not “to provide news coverage”)
- (figuratively) to cover (a female animal)
- to lay or set (the table)
- (soccer) to mark
- (reflexive) to be congruent, to coincide
Forms
How decken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | decke | deckte |
| du | deckst | decktest |
| er/sie/es | deckt | deckte |
| wir | decken | deckten |
| ihr | deckt | decktet |
| Sie | decken | deckten |
Partizip II gedeckt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich decke den Tisch.I set the table.present main clause
- 2Die Versicherung hat den Schaden gedeckt.The insurance covered the damage.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn du den Topf deckst, bleibt das Essen warm.If you cover the pot, the food stays warm.verb at the end after wenn
Verb family
Separable verbs built on decken
Add a prefix to decken and the meaning changes.