Before you start
Meet schenken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- to give as a present, to gift
- to spare one(self) (something)
- (transitive, formal) to pour from a vessel, to serve [with accusative ‘something’ (usually required nowadays) and in (+ accusative) ‘in(to) something’]
Forms
How schenken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schenke | schenkte |
| du | schenkst | schenktest |
| er/sie/es | schenkt | schenkte |
| wir | schenken | schenkten |
| ihr | schenkt | schenktet |
| Sie | schenken | schenkten |
Partizip II geschenkt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich schenke meiner Schwester heute Blumen.I’m giving my sister flowers today.present in a main clause
- 2Wir haben dem Kind ein Buch geschenkt.We gave the child a book.Perfekt with haben
- 3…, weil sie mir oft Zeit schenkt.… because she often gives me her time.verb at the end after weil