Before you start
Meet erwidern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- to reciprocate, return, to react with something analogous
- (higher register) to answer, reply
- (especially) to object, retort, to express an opposing view
Forms
How erwidern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erwidere | erwiderte |
| du | erwiderst | erwidertest |
| er/sie/es | erwidert | erwiderte |
| wir | erwidern | erwiderten |
| ihr | erwidert | erwidertet |
| Sie | erwidern | erwiderten |
Partizip II erwidert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er erwidert nichts.He says nothing in reply.present main clause
- 2Sie hat seinen Gruß freundlich erwidert.She returned his greeting politely.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass er nichts erwidert.I think that he says nothing in reply.verb at the end after dass