lernen
A1#317Hear it
verb
- to learn, to acquire knowledge
- to studyrevise or review materials
- to train to become something
- to learnsomeone) (i.e. to teach
Forms
Present
| I | lerne |
|---|---|
| you | lernst |
| he, she, it | lernt |
| we | lernen |
| you (plural) | lernt |
| they | lernen |
Preterite
| I | lernte |
|---|---|
| you | lerntest |
| he, she, it | lernte |
| we | lernten |
| you (plural) | lerntet |
| they | lernten |
Subjunctive I
| I | lerne |
|---|---|
| you | lernest |
| he, she, it | lerne |
| we | lernen |
| you (plural) | lernet |
| they | lernen |
Subjunctive II
| I | lernte |
|---|---|
| you | lerntest |
| he, she, it | lernte |
| we | lernten |
| you (plural) | lerntet |
| they | lernten |
Imperative
| you | lern / lerne |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | lernt |
Other forms
| infinitive | lernen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gelernt |
| present participle | lernend |
Used in the library
- Dort oben lernt Klara gehen.Up there Klara learns to walk.A1Johanna Spyri und Heidi — Johanna Spyri and Heidi
- Super! Du lernst aber schnell.Great! You do learn fast.A1Handschuh und Fernsehturm — Glove and TV Tower
- Karl will spät noch schreiben lernen.Late in life Charles still wants to learn to write.A1Karl der Große in Aachen — Charlemagne in Aachen
- Schweizer Kinder lernen das ß heute gar nicht.Swiss children today do not learn ß at all.A1Das Eszett und die Schweiz — The Eszett and Switzerland
Other ways to say it
- beibringento teach; to break (news, information) carefully to
- büffelnto swot, cram (study with effort)
- lehrento teach (a class, a subject); to be a teacher; to teach
- paukento swot, cram (study with effort); to practice academic fencing
- übento practice, to drill, to train; to exercise, to perform; used to form verbal phrases with certain behavior-describing nouns