Before you start
Meet sinken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How sinken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | sinke | sank |
| du | sinkst | sankst |
| er/sie/es | sinkt | sank |
| wir | sinken | sanken |
| ihr | sinkt | sankt |
| Sie | sinken | sanken |
Partizip II gesunken · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Das Wasser sinkt.The water is sinking.present main clause
- 2Der Ball ist ins Wasser gesunken.The ball sank into the water.Perfekt with sein
- 3Ich bin froh, dass die Temperatur sinkt.I am glad that the temperature is dropping.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sinken + das Boot
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make das Boot the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boatdas Boot has sunk.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the sundie Sonne sank, we went homedas Zuhause.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The water levelder Wasserstand sank because it did not rainder Regen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boatdas Boot that sank was very oldalt.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boatdas Boot may sink in this stormder Sturm.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The water levelder Wasserstand began to sink after the rainder Regen stopped.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did the shipdas Schiff sink?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sinken + das Boot + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the simple past for sinken.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause.
- 3Put that clause's verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When have you seen a water level sink?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence in the Perfekt.
- 2Use sinken to say what happened to a water level.