Before you start
Meet erkennen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on erkennen
Add a prefix to erkennen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How erkennen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erkenne | erkannte |
| du | erkennst | erkanntest |
| er/sie/es | erkennt | erkannte |
| wir | erkennen | erkannten |
| ihr | erkennt | erkanntet |
| Sie | erkennen | erkannten |
Partizip II erkannt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich erkenne das Haus sofort.I recognize the house immediately.recognize a place
- 2Sie hat ihren Fehler erkannt.She realized her mistake.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er sagt, dass er den Mann erkennt.He says that he recognizes the man.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erkennen + das Gesicht
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Gesicht as the direct object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I recognized him immediatelysofort.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she sawsehen the photodas Foto, she recognized her brotherder Bruder at oncesofort.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He stayed quietstill bleiben because he recognized her voicedie Stimme.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I recognized the mander Mann who liveswohnen next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you recognize them in this picturedas Bild?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to recognize the songdas Lied from the firsterst notesder Ton, die Töne.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you have recognized me without my glassesdie Brille?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erkennen + der Fehler + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the simple past for erkennen.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause explaining the situation.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever recognized someone in an unexpected place? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using erkennen.
- 2Say whom you recognized and where.