Before you start
Meet trocknen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (intransitive) to dry (to become dry, cease being wet) [auxiliary sein]
- (transitive) to dry (to make dry or let become dry) [auxiliary haben]
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