malen
A2#1,294Hear it
verb
- to paintdo paintwork
- to paintcreate a painting
- to draw, depictwith a pencil, computer program, etc.
Forms
Present
| I | male |
|---|---|
| you | malst |
| he, she, it | malt |
| we | malen |
| you (plural) | malt |
| they | malen |
Preterite
| I | malte |
|---|---|
| you | maltest |
| he, she, it | malte |
| we | malten |
| you (plural) | maltet |
| they | malten |
Subjunctive I
| I | male |
|---|---|
| you | malest |
| he, she, it | male |
| we | malen |
| you (plural) | malet |
| they | malen |
Subjunctive II
| I | malte |
|---|---|
| you | maltest |
| he, she, it | malte |
| we | malten |
| you (plural) | maltet |
| they | malten |
Imperative
| you | mal / male |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | malt |
Other forms
| infinitive | malen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gemalt |
| present participle | malend |
Used in the library
- Herr Kaiser hat Kuchen gebacken, und die Kinder haben Bilder gemalt.Mr Kaiser has baked a cake, and the children have painted pictures.A1Feuer im Haus — Fire in the building (A1)
- Bitte nicht berühren: Die Künstlerin hat das Bild erst gestern gemalt.Please don't touch: the artist only painted the picture yesterday.A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)
- „Wir malen am Wochenende zusammen Bilder für das Kinderzimmer.""At the weekend we'll paint pictures for the nursery together."A2Oma zieht ein — Grandma moves in (A2)
- Der Kapitän malt ein Bild für die Ausstellung, denn er liebt die Kunst.The captain paints a picture for the exhibition, because he loves art.A2Das Schulfest — The school festival (A2)