Before you start
Meet mangeln
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (impersonal) for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)
- (intransitive) to lack, to be needed [with dative ‘to/for someone/something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)
Forms
How mangeln changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | mangele | mangelte |
| du | mangelst | mangeltest |
| er/sie/es | mangelt | mangelte |
| wir | mangeln | mangelten |
| ihr | mangelt | mangeltet |
| Sie | mangeln | mangelten |
Partizip II gemangelt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Dem Haus mangelt es an einem Garten.The house lacks a garden.present tense, main clause
- 2Uns hat es an Essen gemangelt.We lacked food.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass es ihm an Zeit mangelt.I know that he lacks time.verb at the end after dass