Before you start
Meet trauen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on trauen
Add a prefix to trauen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How trauen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | traue | traute |
| du | traust | trautest |
| er/sie/es | traut | traute |
| wir | trauen | trauten |
| ihr | traut | trautet |
| Sie | trauen | trauten |
Partizip II getraut · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich traue meinem Bruder.I trust my brother.trusting someone
- 2Ich habe mich gestern nicht getraut.I didn’t dare yesterday.daring to do something
- 3Ich weiß, dass du mir traust.I know that you trust me.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
trauen + der neue Nachbar
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der neue Nachbar as the person you trust.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I trusted him yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was littlesmall, I didn’t dare to speaksprechen to my teacherder Lehrer, die Lehrerin.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She trusts him because he helpshelfen her.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I trust the womandie Frau who worksarbeiten with my sisterdie Schwester.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You should trust your sisterdie Schwester.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She doesn’t dare to swimschwimmen in the lakeder See.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you dare to askfragen him?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
trauen + der neue Kollege + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use a dative pronoun for der neue Kollege in the main clause.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the obwohl-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you trust most? Answer in one German sentence using *trauen*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence naming someone you trust.
- 2Use trauen in the present tense.