Before you start
Meet gründen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How gründen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gründe | gründete |
| du | gründest | gründetest |
| er/sie/es | gründet | gründete |
| wir | gründen | gründeten |
| ihr | gründet | gründetet |
| Sie | gründen | gründeten |
Partizip II gegründet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Sie gründet heute eine kleine Firma.She is founding a small company today.present main clause
- 2Wir haben einen Verein gegründet.We founded a club.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er lernt viel, weil er eine Firma gründen will.He studies a lot because he wants to start a company.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
gründen + die Firma
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Firma as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My parentsdie Eltern founded it last yearletztes Jahr.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was youngjung, she founded a smallklein companydie Firma.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He founded the companydie Firma because he wanted to workarbeiten with his sisterdie Schwester.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The companydie Firma that my uncleder Onkel founded is nearin der Nähe our homedas Zuhause.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to found a smallklein companydie Firma next yearnächstes Jahr.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It isn’t easyeinfach to found a companydie Firma.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you found a companydie Firma with your friendder Freund?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
gründen + die Firma + dass
Your challenge
- 1Start with a main clause expressing a belief.
- 2Add a dass-clause about the company.
- 3Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What kind of company would you like to found?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence and use gründen.
- 2Use würde gern to say what you would like.