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Meet nennen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 6 meanings

  1. (transitive) to name (to give a name to)
  2. (transitive) to call, to describe [with accusative ‘someone’, along with predicate adjective or accusative noun ‘some name, title or description’]
  3. (transitive) to mention, to make known, to tell, to give [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘some information’]
  4. (transitive) to say, to speak, to state (a name)
  5. (transitive) to call out; to give (e.g. some request)
  6. (reflexive) to be called; to be named; to go by some name
Forms

How nennen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichnennenannte
dunennstnanntest
er/sie/esnenntnannte
wirnennennannten
ihrnenntnanntet
Sienennennannten

Partizip II genannt · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich nenne meinen Hund Bello.I call my dog Bello.give someone a name
  2. 2
    Sie hat das Kind Anna genannt.She named the child Anna.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Alle sagen, dass sie ihn Tom nennen.Everyone says that they call him Tom.verb at the end after dass

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