Before you start
Meet erinnern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- (transitive) to remind [with accusative ‘someone’ and an (+ accusative) ‘of someone/something’]
- (reflexive) to remember, to be reminded of [with an (+ accusative) or (higher register) genitive ‘someone/something’]
- (transitive, colloquial, rare) to remember, to commemorate
- (transitive, formal) to say, to interject [with accusative ‘words, things, etc.’ and gegen (+ accusative) ‘against a proposal, law, etc.’]
- (transitive, nonstandard, dialectal) to remember
Forms
How erinnern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erinnere | erinnerte |
| du | erinnerst | erinnertest |
| er/sie/es | erinnert | erinnerte |
| wir | erinnern | erinnerten |
| ihr | erinnert | erinnertet |
| Sie | erinnern | erinnerten |
Partizip II erinnert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich erinnere mich an deinen Namen.I remember your name.present reflexive use
- 2Sie hat mich an den Termin erinnert.She reminded me about the appointment.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie sich an mich erinnert.I know that she remembers me.verb at the end after dass