Before you start
Meet stattfinden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
statt- + finden
- statt-
- in a place or position
- finden
- to find
An event “finds its place” by happening.
So stattfinden means to take place; to occur.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on finden
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: statt·finden
In a main clause the prefix statt splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDer Kurs findet am Montag statt.The class takes place on Monday.
Subordinate clauseSie sagt, dass der Film heute stattfindet.She says that the film takes place today.
Participle: stattgefundenzu-infinitive: stattzufinden
Forms
How stattfinden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | finde statt | fand statt |
| du | findest statt | fandest statt |
| er/sie/es | findet statt | fand statt |
| wir | finden statt | fanden statt |
| ihr | findet statt | fandet statt |
| Sie | finden statt | fanden statt |
Partizip II stattgefunden · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Konzert findet heute statt.The concert takes place today.prefix goes to the end
- 2Das Spiel hat gestern stattgefunden.The game took place yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, wann das Fest stattfindet.I know when the party takes place.verb at the end
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
stattfinden + das Konzert
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say when the concert takes place.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The partydie Party took place yesterdaygestern, and it was very niceschön.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the concertdas Konzert took place, we were alreadyschon at homezu Hause.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The gamedas Spiel takes place outsidedraußen because the roomder Raum is too smallklein.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The partydie Party that took place at our schooldie Schule was very niceschön.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The meetingdas Treffen can take place here tomorrowmorgen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When does the meetingdas Treffen take place?
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
If the weatherdas Wetter were bettergut, the picnicdas Picknick would take place outsidedraußen.
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
stattfinden + das Fest + weil
Your challenge
- 1Start with a main clause and add a weil-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of the weil-clause.
- 3Say that the festival takes place today.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where would you like an event to take place?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use stattfinden.
- 3Say where you would like an event to take place.