Before you start
Meet entziehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How entziehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | entziehe | entzog |
| du | entziehst | entzogst |
| er/sie/es | entzieht | entzog |
| wir | entziehen | entzogen |
| ihr | entzieht | entzogt |
| Sie | entziehen | entzogen |
Partizip II entzogen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich entziehe dem Kind das Handy.I take the phone away from the child.present tense, main clause
- 2Die Mutter hat ihm das Geld entzogen.The mother took the money away from him.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er will sich der Arbeit entziehen.He wants to avoid the work.reflexive verb with modal
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
entziehen + der Schlüssel
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use a dative pronoun for the person.
- 3Use der Schlüssel as the thing taken away.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teacherder Lehrer took it away from him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the gamedas Spiel began, the parentsdie Eltern took the phonedas Handy away from him.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The policedie Polizei took his driving licenceder Führerschein away because he drove too fastschnell.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I know the boyder Junge whose parentsdie Eltern took his phonedas Handy away.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teacherder Lehrer may take the phonedas Handy away from him.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen to avoid answering the questiondie Frage beantworten.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did the policedie Polizei take his driving licenceder Führerschein away?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
entziehen + der Zugriff + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use entziehen reflexively to say the thief avoided capture.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause explaining that the police saw him.
- 3Put the verb at the end of the obwohl-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When did you avoid a difficult situation? Answer in one German sentence using *entziehen*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using entziehen.
- 2Say when you avoided a difficult situation.