Before you start
Meet wiegen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How wiegen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | wiege | wog |
| du | wiegst | wogst |
| er/sie/es | wiegt | wog |
| wir | wiegen | wogen |
| ihr | wiegt | wogt |
| Sie | wiegen | wogen |
Partizip II gewogen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Tasche wiegt fünf Kilo.The bag weighs five kilos.present tense, main clause
- 2Der Arzt hat mich gestern gewogen.The doctor weighed me yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn ich das Baby wiege, wird es ruhig.When I rock the baby, it becomes calm.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
wiegen + der Apfel
Your challenge
- 1Use der Apfel as the subject.
- 2Use the present tense and say how much it weighs.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I weighed it this morningder Morgen, die Morgen.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was littleklein, she weighed only 20 kilosdas Kilo, die Kilos.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We weighed the suitcaseder Koffer, die Koffer because it was too heavyschwer.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The fishder Fisch, die Fische that he weighed was very smallklein.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She has to weigh the vegetablesdas Gemüse before cooking.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I forgotvergessen to weigh the flourdas Mehl.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How much do you weigh?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
wiegen + der Koffer + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use der Koffer as the subject of wiegen.
- 3Say how much the suitcase weighs.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When did you last weigh food, and why? Answer in one sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt of wiegen.
- 2Use a weil-clause to give a reason.