Before you start
Meet riechen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How riechen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | rieche | roch |
| du | riechst | rochst |
| er/sie/es | riecht | roch |
| wir | riechen | rochen |
| ihr | riecht | rocht |
| Sie | riechen | rochen |
Partizip II gerochen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Blumen riechen gut.The flowers smell nice.present tense, main clause
- 2Ich habe an der Blume gerochen.I smelled the flower.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass das Essen gut riecht.I know that the food smells good.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
riechen + die Blume
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that the flower smells good.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The soupdie Suppe smelled goodgut to him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she came homenach Hause kommen, she smelled the flowersdie Blume, die Blumen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He stayedbleiben because it smelled of freshfrisch breaddas Brot.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The roomdas Zimmer that smelled of smokeder Rauch was very smallklein.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you smell the milkdie Milch, or is it stillnoch freshfrisch?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to smell the teader Tee before she dranktrinken it.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
If the fishder Fisch smelled badschlecht, we would not buykaufen it.
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
riechen + die Küche + nach dem Kaffee
Your challenge
- 1Use the simple past.
- 2Say that the kitchen smelled of coffee.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What smell reminds you of home? Answer in one German sentence using *riechen*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using riechen.
- 2Say what smells of something familiar to you.