Before you start
Meet empfehlen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 7 meanings
- (transitive) to recommend; to advocate [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘someone/something’]
- (reflexive) to demonstrate one’s merits, to approve oneself
- (transitive, dative reflexive) to demonstrate one’s merits to (someone or something), to approve oneself to (someone or something)
- (reflexive) to offer oneself or one’s services
- (transitive) to commend
- (transitive, formal) to entrust [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and dative ‘to someone/something’]
Forms
How empfehlen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | empfehle | empfahl |
| du | empfiehlst | empfahlst |
| er/sie/es | empfiehlt | empfahl |
| wir | empfehlen | empfahlen |
| ihr | empfehlt | empfahlt |
| Sie | empfehlen | empfahlen |
Partizip II empfohlen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich empfehle dir diesen Film.I recommend this film to you.recommend something to someone
- 2Der Arzt hat mir mehr Schlaf empfohlen.The doctor recommended more sleep to me.Perfekt with haben
- 3Meine Mutter empfiehlt, dass ich mehr Wasser trinke.My mother recommends that I drink more water.recommendation with dass