Before you start
Meet mahnen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How mahnen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | mahne | mahnte |
| du | mahnst | mahntest |
| er/sie/es | mahnt | mahnte |
| wir | mahnen | mahnten |
| ihr | mahnt | mahntet |
| Sie | mahnen | mahnten |
Partizip II gemahnt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Mutter mahnt ihn, langsam zu fahren.The mother urges him to drive slowly.present-tense main clause
- 2Die Firma hat mich wegen des Geldes gemahnt.The company sent me a reminder about the money.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er mahnt, dass wir leise sein sollen.He warns that we should be quiet.verb before a dass-clause
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
mahnen + das Kind
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Kind as the person being warned.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I reminded him to callanrufen his motherdie Mutter.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the busder Bus was latespät, the teacherder Lehrer · die Lehrerin urged us to waitwarten.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She warned him because the roaddie Straße was dangerousgefährlich.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who reminded me to bringmitbringen my ticketdie Fahrkarte works here.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We should remind them to paybezahlen the billdie Rechnung todayheute.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He went to remind her to takemitnehmen her keyder Schlüssel.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did the teacherder Lehrer · die Lehrerin warn you not to runlaufen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
mahnen + der Vater + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use der Vater as the subject of mahnen.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the obwohl-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you remind someone to do something?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Use mahnen to say what you remind someone to do.