Before you start
Meet töten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How töten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | töte | tötete |
| du | tötest | tötetest |
| er/sie/es | tötet | tötete |
| wir | töten | töteten |
| ihr | tötet | tötetet |
| Sie | töten | töteten |
Partizip II getötet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Mann tötet eine Fliege.The man kills a fly.present main clause
- 2Der Hund hat eine Maus getötet.The dog killed a mouse.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass er das Tier tötet.I think that he is killing the animal.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
töten + die Mücke
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Mücke as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I killed it yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the dogder Hund ran into the streetdie Straße, the driverder Fahrer killed it.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The farmerder Bauer killed the animaldas Tier because it was very sickkrank.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The man who killed the snakedie Schlange is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must not kill smallklein animalsdas Tier, die Tiere in the gardender Garten.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen to kill the mosquitodie Mücke.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you kill a spiderdie Spinne in your roomdas Zimmer?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
töten + der Hund + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause's verb at the end.
- 3Use the main clause after it.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What small animal would you never kill, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using töten.
- 2Use Konjunktiv II.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.