Before you start
Meet spiegeln
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How spiegeln changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | spiegle | spiegelte |
| du | spiegelst | spiegeltest |
| er/sie/es | spiegelt | spiegelte |
| wir | spiegeln | spiegelten |
| ihr | spiegelt | spiegeltet |
| Sie | spiegeln | spiegelten |
Partizip II gespiegelt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der See spiegelt den Himmel.The lake reflects the sky.present main clause
- 2Das Fenster hat das Licht gespiegelt.The window reflected the light.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass sich das Bild im Wasser spiegelt.I see that the picture is reflected in the water.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
spiegeln + der See
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the lake reflects.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The waterdas Wasser reflected it yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the sundie Sonne came outherauskommen, the lakeder See reflected the treesder Baum, die Bäume.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayedbleiben by the lakeder See because it reflected the evening skyder Abendhimmel.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The lake, which reflected the mountainsder Berg, die Berge, was very quietruhig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We can seesehen the moonder Mond in the waterdas Wasser that reflects it.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The lakeder See seemsscheinen to reflect the treesder Baum, die Bäume.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did the shop windowdas Schaufenster reflect the streetdie Straße so clearlydeutlich?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
spiegeln + der See + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that the lake reflects something.
- 3Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you often see things reflected? Answer in one German sentence using spiegeln.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using spiegeln.
- 2Say where you often see things reflected.