Before you start
Meet gleichen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on gleichen
Add a prefix to gleichen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How gleichen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gleiche | glich |
| du | gleichst | glichst |
| er/sie/es | gleicht | glich |
| wir | gleichen | glichen |
| ihr | gleicht | glicht |
| Sie | gleichen | glichen |
Partizip II geglichen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Sohn gleicht seinem Vater.The son is like his father.resemble a person
- 2Das Kind hat seiner Mutter geglichen.The child was like its mother.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass sie ihrer Schwester gleicht.I see that she looks like her sister.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
gleichen + der Vater
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that the boy resembles der Vater.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She has alwaysimmer been just like him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Whenever I see my brotherder Bruder, I noticemerken that he is just like me.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is like her motherdie Mutter because they bothbeide have the samegleich eyesdas Auge, die Augen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The girldas Mädchen who looks like her sisterdie Schwester lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He must be like his fatherder Vater; they have the same laughdas Lachen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is niceschön to be like your friendsder Freund, die Freunde.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Do you thinkglauben she looks like her motherdie Mutter?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
gleichen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use gleichen in that clause.
- 3Put the clause’s verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who in your family are you like? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using gleichen.
- 2Name a family member you resemble.