Before you start
Meet treffen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on treffen
Add a prefix to treffen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How treffen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | treffe | traf |
| du | triffst | trafst |
| er/sie/es | trifft | traf |
| wir | treffen | trafen |
| ihr | trefft | traft |
| Sie | treffen | trafen |
Partizip II getroffen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Ball trifft das Fenster.The ball hits the window.hit something
- 2Wir haben den Lehrer gestern getroffen.We met the teacher yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn ich ihn treffe, frage ich ihn.When I meet him, I’ll ask him.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
treffen + der Freund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Freund as the person he meets.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I met her at the stationder Bahnhof yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I met him yesterday, I was very happyglücklich.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We met them because they were new in our classdie Klasse.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau we met lives near the schooldie Schule.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I want to meet you after workdie Arbeit.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She went to the cafédas Café to meet her friendder Freund, die Freunde (male or mixed group) · die Freundin, die Freundinnen (female).
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who would you meet if you had a free eveningder freie Abend?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich treffen + die Schwester + wenn
Your challenge
- 1Start with a wenn-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Use a reflexive pronoun for wir.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you like to meet, and where do you meet them?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using treffen.
- 2Say who you meet and where.