The idea
Present tense: ich melde an, du meldest an, er/sie/es meldet an, wir melden an, ihr meldet an, sie/Sie melden an. Learn the sentence pattern jemanden anmelden; sich anmelden together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | melde an |
| du | meldest an |
| er/sie/es | meldet an |
| wir | melden an |
| ihr | meldet an |
| sie/Sie | melden an |
| Präteritum | meldete an |
| Perfekt | hat angemeldet |
| Imperativ (du) | Melde an! |
| Muster | jemanden anmelden; sich anmelden |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Anmelden may take another person as its object or be reflexive when registering oneself. The reflexive pronoun must match the subject.
Learn this pattern as a unit: jemanden anmelden; sich anmelden. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Ich melde sich an.Ich melde mich an.With ich, the reflexive pronoun is mich; sich belongs to third person or formal Sie.
Examples
- Ich melde meine Tochter für den Ferienkurs an.I register my daughter for the holiday course.
- Du meldest dich über die Website an.You register through the website.
- Der Trainer meldet die Mannschaft zum Turnier an.The coach registers the team for the tournament.
- Wir meldeten uns rechtzeitig für die Führung an.We registered for the guided tour in time.
- Sie hat ihren Besuch vorher angemeldet.She announced her visit in advance.
- Melde dich mit deiner eigenen E-Mail-Adresse an.Register with your own email address.
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Watch out
With ich, the reflexive pronoun is mich; sich belongs to third person or formal Sie.
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du ___ (anmelden, Präsens)
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meldest an
meldest an: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (anmelden, Präteritum)
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meldete an
meldete an: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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angemeldet
angemeldet: in this use the perfect tense is hat angemeldet.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (anmelden, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (anmelden, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows jemanden anmelden; sich anmelden.