Before you start
Meet finanzieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How finanzieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | finanziere | finanzierte |
| du | finanzierst | finanziertest |
| er/sie/es | finanziert | finanzierte |
| wir | finanzieren | finanzierten |
| ihr | finanziert | finanziertet |
| Sie | finanzieren | finanzierten |
Partizip II finanziert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Bank finanziert das Auto.The bank finances the car.present main clause
- 2Wir haben den neuen Tisch finanziert.We financed the new table.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich spare, weil ich das Fahrrad selbst finanziere.I save because I’m financing the bicycle myself.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
finanzieren + der Vater + das Auto
Your challenge
- 1Use finanzieren in the present tense.
- 2Use der Vater as the subject and das Auto as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My parentsdie Eltern financed it last yearletztes Jahr.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, my parentsdie Eltern financed my school booksdas Schulbuch, die Schulbücher.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We financed the holidayder Urlaub because the hoteldas Hotel was cheapbillig.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I knowkennen a familydie Familie that finances its own housedas Haus.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She can finance the tripdie Reise with her moneydas Geld.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They are saving moneydas Geld to finance a newneu kitchendie Küche.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you finance the ticketsdie Eintrittskarte, die Eintrittskarten for us?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
finanzieren + dass + der Kurs
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Say that someone finances der Kurs.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to finance in the future?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using finanzieren.
- 2Say what you would like to finance.