Before you start
Meet zustimmen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
zu- + stimmen
- zu-
- in support of, toward the same position
- stimmen
- to vote or express one’s view
You add your voice or vote in support of someone else’s view.
So zustimmen means to agree or consent.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on stimmen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: zu·stimmen
In a main clause the prefix zu splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseEr stimmt dem Vorschlag zu.He agrees to the suggestion.
Subordinate clauseIch bleibe, weil du zustimmst.I’ll stay because you agree.
Participle: zugestimmtzu-infinitive: zuzustimmen
Forms
How zustimmen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | stimme zu | stimmte zu |
| du | stimmst zu | stimmtest zu |
| er/sie/es | stimmt zu | stimmte zu |
| wir | stimmen zu | stimmten zu |
| ihr | stimmt zu | stimmtet zu |
| Sie | stimmen zu | stimmten zu |
Partizip II zugestimmt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich stimme dir zu.I agree with you.prefix goes to the end
- 2Wir haben dem Plan zugestimmt.We agreed to the plan.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass ich zustimme.She says that I agree.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zustimmen + der Vorschlag
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Vorschlag as a dative object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I agreed with him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When my fatherder Vater agreed, we were happyfroh.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She agreed because the priceder Preis was fairfair.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I know the womandie Frau who agreed with us.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He wants to agree with them.
Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is readybereit to agree with the teacherder Lehrer.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Do you agree with this ideadie Idee?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zustimmen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense of zustimmen.
- 2Add a dass-clause with its verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you usually agree with someone?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using zustimmen.
- 2Say who you usually agree with.