Before you start
Meet verwandeln
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (transitive) to turn, to change, to transform [with accusative ‘someone/something’, along with in (+ accusative) or zu (+ dative) ‘into someone/something else’]
- (accusative reflexive) to turn, to change, to transform [with in (+ accusative) or zu (+ dative) ‘into someone/something else’]
- (transitive, sports) to convert (a chance into a goal/point)
Forms
How verwandeln changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verwandle | verwandelte |
| du | verwandelst | verwandeltest |
| er/sie/es | verwandelt | verwandelte |
| wir | verwandeln | verwandelten |
| ihr | verwandelt | verwandeltet |
| Sie | verwandeln | verwandelten |
Partizip II verwandelt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Sie verwandelt das alte Hemd in eine Tasche.She turns the old shirt into a bag.present main clause
- 2Die Sonne hat den Schnee in Wasser verwandelt.The sun turned the snow into water.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass die Farbe das Zimmer verwandelt.I think the paint transforms the room.verb at the end after dass