Before you start
Meet trocknen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How trocknen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | trockne | trocknete |
| du | trocknest | trocknetest |
| er/sie/es | trocknet | trocknete |
| wir | trocknen | trockneten |
| ihr | trocknet | trocknetet |
| Sie | trocknen | trockneten |
Partizip II getrocknet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Sonne trocknet die Straße.The sun dries the street.dry something
- 2Ich habe meine Haare getrocknet.I dried my hair.Perfekt with haben
- 3Die Wäsche trocknet, wenn die Sonne scheint.The laundry dries when the sun shines.verb in a wenn-clause
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
trocknen + das Handtuch
Your challenge
- 1Use das Handtuch as the subject.
- 2Use trocknen in the present tense.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I dried it in the sundie Sonne yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the rainder Regen stopped, the clothesdie Kleidung dried quicklyschnell.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Because my hairdas Haar, die Haare was still wetnass, I dried it with a toweldas Handtuch.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The shirtdas Hemd that she washedwaschen is drying in the gardender Garten.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must dry the dishesdas Geschirr before dinnerdas Abendessen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I hangaufhängen the wetnass clothesdie Kleidung outsidedraußen to dry them.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why is the paintdie Farbe not drying?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
trocknen + der Pullover + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause's verb at the end.
- 3Use trocknen in the main clause and refer to the sweater with a pronoun.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
How do you usually dry your hair?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using trocknen.
- 2Say what you use to dry your hair.