Before you start
Meet dienen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How dienen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | diene | diente |
| du | dienst | dientest |
| er/sie/es | dient | diente |
| wir | dienen | dienten |
| ihr | dient | dientet |
| Sie | dienen | dienten |
Partizip II gedient · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Glas dient als Becher.The glass serves as a cup.serves as something
- 2Er hat drei Jahre gedient.He served for three years.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt, weil sie ihrer Familie dienen will.She stays because she wants to serve her family.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
dienen + der Gast
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say who is being served, using the dative.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The oldalt mapdie Karte served them wellgut.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, this roomdas Zimmer served as my bedroomdas Schlafzimmer.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We keptbehalten the oldalt cardas Auto because it stillnoch served us wellgut.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The smallklein tableder Tisch that served us as a deskder Schreibtisch was cheapbillig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The newneu computerder Computer can serve the wholeganz familydie Familie.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She hopeshoffen to serve her countrydas Land one dayeines Tages.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did the newneu phonedas Handy serve her wellgut?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
dienen + der Gast + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Say that the waiter serves the guest.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who or what serves you well in your everyday life? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence using a form of dienen.
- 2Say who or what serves you well.