Before you start
Meet vertrauen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on vertrauen
Add a prefix to vertrauen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How vertrauen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | vertraue | vertraute |
| du | vertraust | vertrautest |
| er/sie/es | vertraut | vertraute |
| wir | vertrauen | vertrauten |
| ihr | vertraut | vertrautet |
| Sie | vertrauen | vertrauten |
Partizip II vertraut · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich vertraue meiner Schwester.I trust my sister.trusting someone
- 2Er hat seinem Freund vertraut.He trusted his friend.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie mir vertraut.I know that she trusts me.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
vertrauen + der Freund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Freund as the person you trust.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I trusted him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was newneu at workdie Arbeit, my bossder Chef, die Chefs trusted me, and I felt betterbesser.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She trusts him because he alwaysimmer tells the truthdie Wahrheit sagen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau, die Frauen who trusts me worksarbeiten with my motherdie Mutter, die Mütter.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must trust your doctorder Arzt, die Ärzte.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I want to learnlernen to trust my newneu neighborder Nachbar, die Nachbarn.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can we stillnoch rely onauf jemanden vertrauen them?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
vertrauen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Say that you can trust her.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you trust most, and why? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a person you trust.
- 2Use a weil-clause to give your reason.