Before you start
Meet strahlen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How strahlen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | strahle | strahlte |
| du | strahlst | strahltest |
| er/sie/es | strahlt | strahlte |
| wir | strahlen | strahlten |
| ihr | strahlt | strahltet |
| Sie | strahlen | strahlten |
Partizip II gestrahlt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Lampe strahlt hell.The lamp shines brightly.present main clause
- 2Die Sonne hat den ganzen Tag gestrahlt.The sun shone all day.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er strahlt, wenn er gute Nachrichten bekommt.He beams when he gets good news.verb after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
strahlen + die Sonne
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make die Sonne the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
After the good newsdie gute Nachricht, she was beaming.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the sun came outherauskommen, the childrendas Kind, die Kinder beamed.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is beaming because his daughterdie Tochter has come homenach Hause kommen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who is beaming is my teacherdie Lehrerin.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The sun can shine all dayden ganzen Tag todayheute.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She opened the curtainsder Vorhang, die Vorhänge to let the sun shine into the roomdas Zimmer.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why are you beaming todayheute?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
strahlen + das Gesicht + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause’s verb at the end.
- 3Use das Gesicht as the main clause’s subject.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What makes you beam?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Give a reason or situation that makes you beam.