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Meet stärken

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 3 meanings

  1. (transitive) to strengthen (to add to the power or effect of something)
  2. (reflexive) to have a meal or drink (especially before, during or after a physically demanding task)
  3. (transitive) to starch (to treat a piece of clothing with starch to make it stiffer)
Forms

How stärken changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichstärkestärkte
dustärkststärktest
er/sie/esstärktstärkte
wirstärkenstärkten
ihrstärktstärktet
Siestärkenstärkten

Partizip II gestärkt · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Sport stärkt den Körper.Sport strengthens the body.present main clause
  2. 2
    Die Suppe hat mich gestärkt.The soup strengthened me.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Ich hoffe, dass das deine Idee stärkt.I hope that strengthens your idea.verb at the end after dass

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