Before you start
Meet lauten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How lauten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | laute | lautete |
| du | lautest | lautetest |
| er/sie/es | lautet | lautete |
| wir | lauten | lauteten |
| ihr | lautet | lautetet |
| Sie | lauten | lauteten |
Partizip II gelautet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Wie lautet deine Telefonnummer?What is your phone number?asking for information
- 2Die Antwort hat „Nein“ gelautet.The answer was “no.”Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß nicht, wie seine Adresse lautet.I don’t know what his address is.verb at the end in an indirect question
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lauten + die Antwort
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that the answer is yes.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The messagedie Nachricht said that he was at home.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was at schooldie Schule, the questiondie Frage was: “Where is the stationder Bahnhof?”
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She was surprisedüberrascht because the answerdie Antwort was differentanders.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The messagedie Nachricht that said the trainder Zug was latespät was shortkurz.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The answerdie Antwort can be very shortkurz.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must decideentscheiden what the titleder Titel should be.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What did the notedie Notiz say?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lauten + die Nachricht + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use die Nachricht as the subject.
- 2Add a dass-clause saying the train is later today.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What does a sign you see often say?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using lauten.
- 2Say what the sign says.