Before you start
Meet vertreten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 6 meanings
- to step in, fill (a stead, gap)
- (by elision, more common) to fill in for, to substitute
- (by extension) to represent
- (by further extension) to advocate, defend (a cause), to hold (an opinion)
- (with reflexive dative + die Beine/Füße (plural), or (dated) reflexive) to go for a walk (especially after a long period of sitting)
- (with reflexive dative + das/den Bein/Fuß/Knie/Knöchel (singular)) to sprain one’s leg/foot/knee/ankle
Forms
How vertreten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | vertrete | vertrat |
| du | vertrittst | vertratest |
| er/sie/es | vertritt | vertrat |
| wir | vertreten | vertraten |
| ihr | vertretet | vertratet |
| Sie | vertreten | vertraten |
Partizip II vertreten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich vertrete heute meinen Kollegen.I’m filling in for my colleague today.present tense, main clause
- 2Sie hat ihre Freundin vor dem Chef vertreten.She represented her friend to the boss.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er sagt, dass ich die Gruppe vertrete.He says that I represent the group.verb at the end after dass