Before you start
Meet herstellen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
her- + stellen
- her-
- toward the speaker or a point of reference
- stellen
- to put or place
Imagine putting separate parts together here until a finished product is at hand.
So herstellen means to produce; to manufacture.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on stellen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
- vorstellento introduce, imagine
- darstellento depict, portray
- feststellento establish, detect
- einstellento adjust, employ, stop
- aufstellento put up, draw up
- anstellento employ, line up, get into mischief
- herausstellento emphasize, come to light
- abstellento turn off, shut down, park
Separable verb: her·stellen
In a main clause the prefix her splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDie Bäckerei stellt jeden Morgen Brot her.The bakery makes bread every morning.
Subordinate clauseIch weiß, dass die Firma die Teile herstellt.I know that the company makes the parts.
Participle: hergestelltzu-infinitive: herzustellen
Forms
How herstellen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | stelle her | stellte her |
| du | stellst her | stelltest her |
| er/sie/es | stellt her | stellte her |
| wir | stellen her | stellten her |
| ihr | stellt her | stelltet her |
| Sie | stellen her | stellten her |
Partizip II hergestellt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Diese Firma stellt Schuhe her.This company makes shoes.prefix goes to the end
- 2Die Werkstatt hat neue Tische hergestellt.The workshop made new tables.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wir kaufen das Spielzeug, wenn die Fabrik es herstellt.We buy the toy when the factory makes it.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
herstellen + der Käse
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Käse as the thing being produced.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The companydie Firma has made it for him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the factorydie Fabrik needed more boxesdie Kiste, die Kisten, it made them quicklyschnell.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We bought the chairder Stuhl because a companydie Firma made it here.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The toysdas Spielzeug, die Spielzeuge that this smallklein company makes are safesicher.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can they produce the fooddas Essen here?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is learning to make soapdie Seife at homezu Hause.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you produce this chairder Stuhl in anotheranders colordie Farbe?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
herstellen + der Saft + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use herstellen in that clause.
- 3Add a main clause saying we buy the juice in a shop.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like a company to produce for you?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with something you would like a company to produce.
- 2Use herstellen in a German sentence.