Before you start
Meet erschweren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How erschweren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erschwere | erschwerte |
| du | erschwerst | erschwertest |
| er/sie/es | erschwert | erschwerte |
| wir | erschweren | erschwerten |
| ihr | erschwert | erschwertet |
| Sie | erschweren | erschwerten |
Partizip II erschwert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Lärm erschwert die Arbeit.Noise makes work more difficult.present tense
- 2Der Regen hat den Weg erschwert.The rain made the way more difficult.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass Lärm das Lernen erschwert.I know that noise makes learning more difficult.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erschweren + der Regen
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the rain makes more difficult.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The rainder Regen made it harder for us to walk homenach Hause gehen.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was illkrank, workdie Arbeit made everyday lifeder Alltag harder for me.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayed home because the snowder Schnee made the drivedie Fahrt difficult.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have a bookdas Buch that makes grammardie Grammatik harder for me.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Noiseder Lärm can make it harder for him to studylernen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He tried not to make the testdie Prüfung harder for her.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would the rainder Regen make the tripdie Reise harder for you?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erschweren + die vielen Hausaufgaben + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use erschweren in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What makes learning German harder for you?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one personal example.
- 2Use erschweren in the present tense.