Before you start
Meet lösen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on lösen
Add a prefix to lösen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How lösen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | löse | löste |
| du | löst | löstest |
| er/sie/es | löst | löste |
| wir | lösen | lösten |
| ihr | löst | löstet |
| Sie | lösen | lösten |
Partizip II gelöst · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich löse die Aufgabe.I solve the exercise.solve a problem
- 2Wir haben den Knoten gelöst.We untied the knot.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass sich der Knopf löst.I can see that the button is coming loose.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lösen + das Problem
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Problem as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I solvedsolve it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the problemdas Problem beganbeginnen, my fatherder Vater solved it quicklyschnell.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
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She stayedbleiben homezu Hause because she had to solvelösen the problemdas Problem.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
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I spokesprechen to the mander Mann who solvedlösen our problemdas Problem.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We can solve this problemdas Problem togetherzusammen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen to solve the problemdas Problem before dinnervor dem Abendessen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you solve it for her?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lösen + das Problem + dass
Your challenge
- 1Include a dass-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Say that someone solves das Problem.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What problem could you solve today at home or at work?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence.
- 2Use lösen to say what problem you could solve.