Before you start
Meet hören
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on hören
Add a prefix to hören and the meaning changes.
Forms
How hören changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | höre | hörte |
| du | hörst | hörtest |
| er/sie/es | hört | hörte |
| wir | hören | hörten |
| ihr | hört | hörtet |
| Sie | hören | hörten |
Partizip II gehört · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich höre draußen einen Vogel.I hear a bird outside.hearing a sound
- 2Wir haben gestern Musik gehört.We listened to music yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du musst auf mich hören.You have to listen to me.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
hören + die Musik
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Include die Musik as the thing you hear.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I heard it on the radiodas Radio yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was a childdas Kind, she oftenoft listened to musicdie Musik with her fatherder Vater.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He can't hear me because the musicdie Musik is too loudlaut.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The songdas Lied that we heard on the trainder Zug was beautifulschön.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wants to hear the newsdie Nachricht, die Nachrichten today.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I went outsidedraußen to hear the birdsder Vogel, die Vögel.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you hear him yesterdaygestern?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
hören + dass + der Nachbar
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Say that the neighbor is at home.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What music do you like listening to at home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using hören.
- 2Say what music you like listening to at home.