Before you start
Meet drängen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to push, press (living beings, vehicles etc. in some direction)
- (reflexive or intransitive) to push, press (one another), to throng, crowd; intransitive use is only possible when a direction is given
- (transitive, figurative, with zu) to press, pressure (someone to do something), to urge, railroad (into)
- (intransitive, figurative, of time etc.) to press, run out, necessitate action
Forms
How drängen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | dränge | drängte |
| du | drängst | drängtest |
| er/sie/es | drängt | drängte |
| wir | drängen | drängten |
| ihr | drängt | drängtet |
| Sie | drängen | drängten |
Partizip II gedrängt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Leute drängen zur Tür.The people are pushing toward the door.crowd pushes forward
- 2Er hat mich gestern gedrängt, sofort zu gehen.He pressured me yesterday to leave immediately.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich gehe nicht, weil er mich drängt.I’m not going because he is pressuring me.verb at the end after weil