Before you start
Meet jagen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How jagen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | jage | jagte |
| du | jagst | jagtest |
| er/sie/es | jagt | jagte |
| wir | jagen | jagten |
| ihr | jagt | jagtet |
| Sie | jagen | jagten |
Partizip II gejagt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Mann jagt wilde Tiere.The man hunts wild animals.hunting animals
- 2Der Hund hat die Katze gejagt.The dog chased the cat.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich bleibe hier, weil der Hund das Tier jagt.I’m staying here because the dog is chasing the animal.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
jagen + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the dog is chasing.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dogder Hund chased it through the gardender Garten.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, I chasedjagen butterfliesder Schmetterling, die Schmetterlinge in the gardender Garten.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The catdie Katze runs awayweglaufen because the dogder Hund is chasing it.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dogder Hund that chased the catdie Katze is very tiredmüde.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We can chase the mander Mann through the parkder Park.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wentgehen outsidedraußen to chase the catdie Katze awayweg.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What are the dogsder Hund, die Hunde chasing in the gardender Garten?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
jagen + der Fuchs + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with a main clause about a calm animal.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause with der Fuchs.
- 3Use a pronoun for the animal being chased.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever chased an animal? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in the Perfekt.
- 2Name an animal you chased.