Before you start
Meet leiden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How leiden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | leide | litt |
| du | leidest | littest |
| er/sie/es | leidet | litt |
| wir | leiden | litten |
| ihr | leidet | littet |
| Sie | leiden | litten |
Partizip II gelitten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich leide unter dem Lärm.I suffer from the noise.present with unter
- 2Er hat lange gelitten.He suffered for a long time.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt zu Hause, weil sie leidet.She stays at home because she is suffering.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
leiden + die Hitze
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use unter with the correct case.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The heatdie Hitze was badschlimm, and I suffered from it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he was illkrank, he suffered a lotsehr, so we took him to the doctorder Arzt.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She cannot workarbeiten because she suffers from back paindie Rückenschmerzen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I know a womandie Frau who has suffered from this illnessdie Krankheit for yearsdas Jahr, die Jahre.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He does not have to suffer aloneallein.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She tried not to suffer so muchso sehr from the heatdie Hitze.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you suffer from the colddie Kälte if you lived here?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
leiden + die Kinder + dass
Your challenge
- 1Include a dass-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Say what the children suffer from.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What makes you suffer, and why? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using leiden.
- 2Use a weil-clause to give a reason.