Before you start
Meet verteidigen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verteidigen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verteidige | verteidigte |
| du | verteidigst | verteidigtest |
| er/sie/es | verteidigt | verteidigte |
| wir | verteidigen | verteidigten |
| ihr | verteidigt | verteidigtet |
| Sie | verteidigen | verteidigten |
Partizip II verteidigt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verteidige meinen Bruder.I defend my brother.present main clause
- 2Sie hat ihr Haus verteidigt.She defended her house.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt ruhig, weil er seine Familie verteidigt.He stays calm because he is defending his family.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verteidigen + der Bruder
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Bruder as the person you defend.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I defendedverteidigen him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When our teamdie Mannschaft was in dangerin Gefahr, we defended it wellgut.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
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We defended him because he was our friendder Freund.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who defended us is our teacherder Lehrer, die Lehrerin.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
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We must defend our homedas Zuhause.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to defend her friendder Freund.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you defend him if he needed helpdie Hilfe?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verteidigen + der Vater + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use der Vater as the person who defends.
- 2Add a dass-clause.
- 3Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you defend if someone criticized your family?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with verteidigen in the Konjunktiv II.
- 2Name something you would defend.
- 3Add a wenn-clause.