Before you start
Meet neigen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (transitive) to incline, slant, tilt, bend, lower (move something in some direction by bowing or turning slightly)
- (reflexive or intransitive) to incline, slant, lean, bow (intransitive use always requires an adverb of place)
- (intransitive) to be inclined, to tend towards, to have a preference for [with zu ‘something’]
Forms
How neigen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | neige | neigte |
| du | neigst | neigtest |
| er/sie/es | neigt | neigte |
| wir | neigen | neigten |
| ihr | neigt | neigtet |
| Sie | neigen | neigten |
Partizip II geneigt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er neigt den Kopf.He bends his head.bend the head
- 2Der Baum hat sich im Wind geneigt.The tree leaned in the wind.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie neigt dazu, lange zu warten.She tends to wait a long time.tendency with dazu