Before you start
Meet zählen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How zählen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | zähle | zählte |
| du | zählst | zähltest |
| er/sie/es | zählt | zählte |
| wir | zählen | zählten |
| ihr | zählt | zähltet |
| Sie | zählen | zählten |
Partizip II gezählt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich zähle bis zehn.I count to ten.counting numbers
- 2Wir haben das Geld gezählt.We counted the money.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass er zu meinen Freunden zählt.I know that he is one of my friends.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zählen + die Äpfel
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make die Äpfel the thing being counted.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I counted them after dinnerdas Abendessen.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we were childrendas Kind, die Kinder, we counted the starsder Stern, die Sterne every nightjede Nacht.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She counts on him because he alwaysimmer helpshelfen her.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The moneydas Geld that we counted yesterdaygestern was for our tripdie Reise.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can count the bottlesdie Flasche, die Flaschen before you put them in the cardas Auto.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He counted the moneydas Geld to see if he had enoughgenug.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How many times did she count the coinsdie Münze, die Münzen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zählen + der Apfel + dass
Your challenge
- 1Start with dass in a subordinate clause.
- 2Use zu to say what group the apple belongs to.
- 3Put the target verb at the end of the clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What person or thing do you count on in your daily life?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Use auf to say what you count on.