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Meet freuen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 5 meanings

  1. (transitive, often impersonal) to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased
  2. (reflexive) to be glad, pleased, or happy about something [with über (+ accusative)]
  3. (reflexive) to look forward to [with auf (+ accusative)]
  4. (reflexive) to be happy for someone [with für (+ accusative)]
  5. (reflexive, poetical) to take delight in [with genitive]
Forms

How freuen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichfreue michfreute mich
dufreust dichfreutest dich
er/sie/esfreut sichfreute sich
wirfreuen unsfreuten uns
ihrfreut euchfreutet euch
Siefreuen sichfreuten sich

Partizip II gefreut · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich freue mich auf den Urlaub.I’m looking forward to the holiday.looking forward to something
  2. 2
    Wir haben uns über das Geschenk gefreut.We were happy about the present.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Ich freue mich, weil du heute kommst.I’m happy because you’re coming today.verb after weil

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