Before you start
Meet hören
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 8 meanings
- (transitive or intransitive) to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
- (transitive) to hear [with accusative ‘someone’ and bare infinitive ‘do something’]
- (transitive) to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention)
- (transitive, of a lecture) to attend, to go to, to sit in on
- (transitive, of a radio signal) to get, to receive
- (intransitive) to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction) [with auf (+ accusative) ‘to someone’]
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
Verb family
Separable verbs built on hören
Add a prefix to hören and the meaning changes.