Before you start
Meet lehnen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on lehnen
Add a prefix to lehnen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How lehnen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lehne | lehnte |
| du | lehnst | lehntest |
| er/sie/es | lehnt | lehnte |
| wir | lehnen | lehnten |
| ihr | lehnt | lehntet |
| Sie | lehnen | lehnten |
Partizip II gelehnt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Stuhl lehnt an der Wand.The chair is leaning against the wall.present main clause
- 2Das Fahrrad hat am Haus gelehnt.The bicycle leaned against the house.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass das Bild an der Wand lehnt.I see that the picture is leaning against the wall.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lehnen + der Baum
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use a reflexive pronoun.
- 3Say where you lean.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
After the matchdas Spiel, she leaned against the walldie Wand.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the busder Bus arrivedankommen, she leaned against the windowdas Fenster.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is leaning against the doordie Tür because he is tiredmüde.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who is leaning against the walldie Wand is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You may lean against this tableder Tisch while you waitwarten.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wentgehen outsidedraußen to lean against a treeder Baum.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did you lean against me?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lehnen + obwohl + die Wand
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3In the main clause, say that a man leans against the wall.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you like to lean when you are tired?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Use a wenn-clause to say when.
- 3Say where you like to lean.