Before you start
Meet unterdrücken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How unterdrücken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | unterdrücke | unterdrückte |
| du | unterdrückst | unterdrücktest |
| er/sie/es | unterdrückt | unterdrückte |
| wir | unterdrücken | unterdrückten |
| ihr | unterdrückt | unterdrücktet |
| Sie | unterdrücken | unterdrückten |
Partizip II unterdrückt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Polizei unterdrückt die Proteste.The police suppress the protests.Present tense
- 2Die Regierung hat die Nachricht unterdrückt.The government suppressed the news.Perfekt with haben
- 3Viele Menschen schweigen, weil sie ihre Angst unterdrücken.Many people stay silent because they suppress their fear.Verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
unterdrücken + der Ärger
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Ärger as the thing being suppressed.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I suppressed it during dinnerdas Abendessen.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was angrywütend, she suppressed her angerder Ärger.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
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He suppressed his coughder Husten because the babydas Baby was sleeping.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She suppressed the angerder Ärger that she feltfühlen.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must suppress your angerder Ärger at workdie Arbeit.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
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He tried to suppress his laughterdas Lachen so as not to wakewecken the childdas Kind.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you suppress your laughterdas Lachen during the filmder Film?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
unterdrücken + die Tränen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use die Tränen as the thing being suppressed.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you sometimes suppress, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Give a reason in a weil-clause.