Before you start
Meet widmen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How widmen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | widme | widmete |
| du | widmest | widmetest |
| er/sie/es | widmet | widmete |
| wir | widmen | widmeten |
| ihr | widmet | widmetet |
| Sie | widmen | widmeten |
Partizip II gewidmet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich widme dir dieses Lied.I dedicate this song to you.dedicating a song
- 2Sie hat das Buch ihrer Mutter gewidmet.She dedicated the book to her mother.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass er seine Zeit der Familie widmet.I know that he devotes his time to his family.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
widmen + das Lied + meine Mutter
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use both das Lied and meine Mutter.
- 3Make meine Mutter the recipient.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I dedicatedwidmen it to her yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, I often dedicated a songdas Lied to her.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She devotes her timedie Zeit to the gardender Garten because she loveslieben it.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The bookdas Buch that he dedicated to his sisterdie Schwester is on the tableder Tisch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I want to dedicate this songdas Lied to them.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He took a day offsich einen Tag freinehmen to devote himself to his familydie Familie.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you dedicate this bookdas Buch to me?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
widmen + die Arbeit + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the reflexive form of widmen with die Arbeit.
- 3Put the main-clause subject after its verb.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What hobby would you like to devote more time to?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using widmen.
- 2Name a hobby and say you want to give it more time.