Before you start
Meet trösten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How trösten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | tröste | tröstete |
| du | tröstest | tröstetest |
| er/sie/es | tröstet | tröstete |
| wir | trösten | trösteten |
| ihr | tröstet | tröstetet |
| Sie | trösten | trösteten |
Partizip II getröstet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich tröste meine Freundin.I comfort my friend.present main clause
- 2Er hat sein Kind getröstet.He comforted his child.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt bei ihm, weil sie ihn tröstet.She stays with him because she is comforting him.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
trösten + das Kind
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Kind as the accusative object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I comforted him after schooldie Schule.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was sadtraurig, I comforted her at homezu Hause.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He comforts them because they are afraidAngst haben.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau, die Frauen who comforts the childdas Kind, die Kinder is my auntdie Tante, die Tanten.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must comfort him.
Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to comfort her friendder Freund, die Freunde.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you comfort him yesterdaygestern?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
trösten + sie + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use sie as an accusative pronoun.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause explaining why she needs comfort.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you comfort when someone is sad?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Include a wenn-clause.