The idea
Present tense: ich lande, du landest, er/sie/es landet, wir landen, ihr landet, sie/Sie landen. Learn the sentence pattern an einem Ort landen together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | lande |
| du | landest |
| er/sie/es | landet |
| wir | landen |
| ihr | landet |
| sie/Sie | landen |
| Präteritum | landete |
| Perfekt | ist gelandet |
| Imperativ (du) | Lande! |
| Muster | an einem Ort landen |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Landen describes reaching the ground or arriving somewhere, literally or figuratively. The entry uses intransitive landing with sein.
Learn this pattern as a unit: an einem Ort landen. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Das Flugzeug hat gelandet.Das Flugzeug ist gelandet.Intransitive landing forms the perfect with sein.
Examples
- Ich lande laut Flugplan kurz vor acht.According to the schedule, I land shortly before eight.
- Du landest bei dieser Suche auf der falschen Seite.You end up on the wrong page with this search.
- Der Ball landet mitten im Blumenbeet.The ball lands in the middle of the flower bed.
- Wir landeten nach dem Spaziergang in einem kleinen Café.After the walk we ended up in a small café.
- Das Flugzeug ist trotz des Windes sicher gelandet.The airplane landed safely despite the wind.
- Lande mit dem Modell auf der markierten Fläche.Land the model on the marked area.
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Watch out
Intransitive landing forms the perfect with sein.
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du ___ (landen, Präsens)
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landest
landest: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (landen, Präteritum)
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landete
landete: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie ist ___
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gelandet
gelandet: in this use the perfect tense is ist gelandet.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (landen, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (landen, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie ist ___
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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 an einem Ort landen.