German past participle (participle II)
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In the following you fill find information about the formation and the usage of the past participle.
There are three different ways to form the past participle of a verb.
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A regular weak verb doesn't change its word stem in the past participle. It is formed as follows: ge + stem + -t . The ending -t widens to -et in verbs whose stem ends in -d, -t and -n.
weak verb | past participle |
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prüfen | geprüft |
arbeiten | gearbeitet |
baden | gebadet |
The verbs end in -ieren are also weak verbs. They don't have a ge- prefix in their past participle form.
weak verb | past participle |
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analysieren | analysiert |
reparieren | repariert |
idealisieren | idealisiert |
If you don't remember the meaning of these verbs, please click on separable and inseparable verbs in order to receive more information.
verb | past participle |
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besuchen | besucht |
erzählen | erzählt |
umfahren | umgefahren |
fehlschlagen | fehlgeschlagen |
You use the past participle for the passive voice, the compound tenses, as attributive adjective or instead of a subset where one action leads the other.
past participle | use of past participle |
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Die Aufgaben wurden vom Lehrer geprüft. (Your tasks have been checked by the teacher) | passive voice |
Die Geschwister haben sich heute wiedergesehen. (The siblings saw each other again today) | compound tense |
Den Radiobericht gehört, weiß sie, dass Fett dick macht. (Having heard the radio report, she knows that fat makes one overweight) | one action leads the other |
Darum lässt er die geöffnete Tür offen. (That's why he leaves the open door open) | attributive adjective |
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