Before you start
Meet vernichten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How vernichten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | vernichte | vernichtete |
| du | vernichtest | vernichtetest |
| er/sie/es | vernichtet | vernichtete |
| wir | vernichten | vernichteten |
| ihr | vernichtet | vernichtetet |
| Sie | vernichten | vernichteten |
Partizip II vernichtet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Feuer vernichtet das alte Haus.The fire destroys the old house.present main clause
- 2Sie hat die alten Fotos vernichtet.She destroyed the old photos.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass der Sturm das Haus vernichtet.I see that the storm is destroying the house.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
vernichten + der Brief
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Brief as the direct object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I destroyed it yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the old shopder Laden closed, the ownerder Besitzer destroyed the old papersdas Papier, die Papiere.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She destroyed the letterder Brief because it containedenthalten her addressdie Adresse.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The shopder Laden destroyed the fooddas Essen that was no longer freshfrisch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must destroy these old photosdas Foto, die Fotos before movingder Umzug.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She destroyed the noteder Zettel so nobody could readlesen it.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you destroy this old letterder Brief?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
vernichten + der Brief + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that the letter is important.
- 3Use a pronoun for der Brief in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you never destroy? Answer in one German sentence using *vernichten*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one thing you would never destroy.
- 2Use vernichten in the infinitive after a Konjunktiv II form.