Before you start
Meet klären
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 6 meanings
- (transitive) to clarify, to clear up (an issue or misunderstanding), to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out (a problem or a question)
- (transitive) to clarify, to remove (visible contaminants)
- (sports, soccer) to clear (kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending)
- (reflexive) to become clear
- (youth slang) to make available, to ready
- (colloquial, somewhat vulgar) to seduce, to wrap around one's little finger as a sex object, to rizz
Forms
How klären changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | kläre | klärte |
| du | klärst | klärtest |
| er/sie/es | klärt | klärte |
| wir | klären | klärten |
| ihr | klärt | klärtet |
| Sie | klären | klärten |
Partizip II geklärt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich kläre die Frage heute.I’ll clarify the question today.present main clause
- 2Wir haben das Problem gestern geklärt.We cleared up the problem yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass sie alles morgen klärt.She says she’ll clear everything up tomorrow.verb at the end after dass
Verb family
Separable verbs built on klären
Add a prefix to klären and the meaning changes.