Before you start
Meet irren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (intransitive) to wander (to move around aimlessly, being unable to find where one wants to go)
- (reflexive, sometimes intransitive) to err, to be wrong, to be mistaken
- (transitive, archaic) to mislead
Forms
How irren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | irre | irrte |
| du | irrst | irrtest |
| er/sie/es | irrt | irrte |
| wir | irren | irrten |
| ihr | irrt | irrtet |
| Sie | irren | irrten |
Partizip II geirrt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich irre mich manchmal.I am sometimes wrong.present reflexive use
- 2Der alte Mann ist nachts durch die Stadt geirrt.The old man wandered through the city at night.Perfekt with sein
- 3Du kannst dich irren, weil du müde bist.You can be mistaken because you are tired.modal verb before infinitive