Before you start
Meet scheiden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on scheiden
Add a prefix to scheiden and the meaning changes.
Forms
How scheiden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | scheide | schied |
| du | scheidest | schiedest |
| er/sie/es | scheidet | schied |
| wir | scheiden | schieden |
| ihr | scheidet | schiedet |
| Sie | scheiden | schieden |
Partizip II geschieden · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Hier scheiden sich unsere Wege.Our paths part here.reflexive use
- 2Sie haben sich scheiden lassen.They got divorced.Perfekt with lassen
- 3Man kann Wasser und Öl nicht scheiden.You cannot separate water and oil.with a modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
scheiden + die Eltern
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use a reflexive form with lassen.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My parentsder Elternteil, die Eltern got divorced last yearletztes Jahr, and I still missvermissen them.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When they got divorced, their sonder Sohn was only five.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wants to get divorced because she is unhappyunglücklich.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The coupledas Paar who got divorced still lives in the samegleich towndie Stadt.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He wants to get divorced, but he cannot affordsich leisten a lawyerder Anwalt.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They decidedbeschließen to get divorced after many talksdas Gespräch, die Gespräche.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you get divorced if your partnerder Partner wanted to live abroadim Ausland?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
scheiden + obwohl + die Eltern
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use a reflexive form of scheiden with lassen.
- 3Say that they still live together.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Would you stay friends with someone after getting divorced?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Say whether you would stay friends after a divorce.