kehren
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verb
- to sweep
- to turnchange the direction of movement
- to care about
Forms
Present
| I | kehre |
|---|---|
| you | kehrst |
| he, she, it | kehrt |
| we | kehren |
| you (plural) | kehrt |
| they | kehren |
Preterite
| I | kehrte |
|---|---|
| you | kehrtest |
| he, she, it | kehrte |
| we | kehrten |
| you (plural) | kehrtet |
| they | kehrten |
Subjunctive I
| I | kehre |
|---|---|
| you | kehrest |
| he, she, it | kehre |
| we | kehren |
| you (plural) | kehret |
| they | kehren |
Subjunctive II
| I | kehrte |
|---|---|
| you | kehrtest |
| he, she, it | kehrte |
| we | kehrten |
| you (plural) | kehrtet |
| they | kehrten |
Imperative
| you | kehr / kehre |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | kehrt |
Other forms
| infinitive | kehren |
|---|---|
| past participle | gekehrt |
| present participle | kehrend |
Used in the library
- Sie kehrt den Hof, aber der Wind bereitet ihr große Probleme.She sweeps the yard, but the wind causes her big problems.A2Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (A2)
- Die Kinder bereiten dem Hausmeister eine Freude und kehren den Boden selbst.The children give the caretaker a treat and sweep the floor themselves.A2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (A2)
- Die Mutter kehrt den Sand von der Terrasse, und die Kinder sammeln die Äste.The mother sweeps the sand off the terrace, and the children collect the branches.A2Ferien an der Ostsee — Holidays on the Baltic (A2)
Other ways to say it
- fegento sweep (to clean with a broom); to sweep (to displace material with a broom)
- kehrtmachento turn back
- umdrehento twist, to turn, to turn around; to turn one's head and look back
- umkehrento turn around; to turn something around, to invert, to reverse
- wendento turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides; to turn something (in general)