Before you start
Meet schlagen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on schlagen
Add a prefix to schlagen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How schlagen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schlage | schlug |
| du | schlägst | schlugst |
| er/sie/es | schlägt | schlug |
| wir | schlagen | schlugen |
| ihr | schlagt | schlugt |
| Sie | schlagen | schlugen |
Partizip II geschlagen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er schlägt den Ball weit.He hits the ball far.hit a ball
- 2Der Mann hat den Dieb geschlagen.The man hit the thief.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich höre, dass mein Herz schlägt.I hear that my heart is beating.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schlagen + der Ball
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Ball as the thing being hit.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I hit the drumdie Trommel, and then I hit it againnoch einmal.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he was angrywütend, he hit the tableder Tisch.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She hit him because he tooknehmen her bookdas Buch.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boyder Junge who hit me is my brotherder Bruder.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not hit the dogder Hund.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is learninglernen to hit the ballder Ball.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why is your heartdas Herz beating so fastschnell?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schlagen + der Ball + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense in both clauses.
- 3Say that the man keeps hitting der Ball.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you do when you are angry?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Say what you hit.