Before you start
Meet verdienen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verdienen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verdiene | verdiente |
| du | verdienst | verdientest |
| er/sie/es | verdient | verdiente |
| wir | verdienen | verdienten |
| ihr | verdient | verdientet |
| Sie | verdienen | verdienten |
Partizip II verdient · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verdiene jeden Monat Geld.I earn money every month.earning money
- 2Sie hat viel Geld verdient.She has earned a lot of money.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er verdient eine Pause, weil er viel arbeitet.He deserves a break because he works a lot.verb in two meanings
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verdienen + das Geld
Your challenge
- 1Write a complete sentence in the present tense.
- 2Use das Geld as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I earned it last summerletzter Sommer.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she earned her firsterste/r/s moneydas Geld, she boughtkaufen a bikedas Fahrrad.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He earns littlewenig because he worksarbeiten only two days a weekzwei Tage pro Woche.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who earns the mostam meisten worksarbeiten with my motherdie Mutter.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to earn moremehr moneydas Geld this yeardieses Jahr.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She hopeshoffen to earn enoughgenug moneydas Geld for a newneu phonedas Handy.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you earn moremehr moneydas Geld if you workedarbeiten from homevon zu Hause aus?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verdienen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Write a main clause that gives your opinion.
- 2Use a dass-clause and put its verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to earn money for? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using verdienen.
- 2Say what you would like to earn money for.