Before you start
Meet verdeutlichen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verdeutlichen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verdeutliche | verdeutlichte |
| du | verdeutlichst | verdeutlichtest |
| er/sie/es | verdeutlicht | verdeutlichte |
| wir | verdeutlichen | verdeutlichten |
| ihr | verdeutlicht | verdeutlichtet |
| Sie | verdeutlichen | verdeutlichten |
Partizip II verdeutlicht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Bild verdeutlicht die Idee.The picture makes the idea clear.present main clause
- 2Sie hat den Plan mit einem Bild verdeutlicht.She clarified the plan with a picture.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er kann den Unterschied mit zwei Bildern verdeutlichen.He can make the difference clear with two pictures.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verdeutlichen + der Plan
Your challenge
- 1Use der Plan as the subject.
- 2Use the present tense and add what the plan makes clear.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The picturedas Bild clarified it for me.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the teacherder Lehrer, die Lehrerin explained the ruledie Regel, I understoodverstehen it immediatelysofort.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She explained the problemdas Problem to him because he did not understandverstehen it.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I needbrauchen a picturedas Bild that makes the ideadie Idee clear.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you explain this worddas Wort to her?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I drewzeichnen a picturedas Bild to make the wayder Weg to the stationder Bahnhof clear to them.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you explain the ruledie Regel to me once morenoch einmal?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verdeutlichen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Add a dass-clause saying something is important.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to make clear to someone?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using verdeutlichen.
- 2Say what you would make clear and to whom.