The idea
Present tense: ich verbiete, du verbietest, er/sie/es verbietet, wir verbieten, ihr verbietet, sie/Sie verbieten. Learn the sentence pattern jemandem etwas verbieten together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | verbiete |
| du | verbietest |
| er/sie/es | verbietet |
| wir | verbieten |
| ihr | verbietet |
| sie/Sie | verbieten |
| Präteritum | verbot |
| Perfekt | hat verboten |
| Imperativ (du) | Verbiete! |
| Muster | jemandem etwas verbieten |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Verbieten takes a dative person and an accusative action or thing. Verboten sein describes something being prohibited.
Learn this pattern as a unit: jemandem etwas verbieten. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Sie hat verbietet.Sie hat verboten.Verbieten has the strong past forms verbot and verboten.
Examples
- Ich verbiete im Gruppenraum keine sachlichen Fragen.I do not forbid factual questions in the group room.
- Du verbietest den Kindern das Rennen auf der Treppe.You forbid the children from running on the stairs.
- Das Schild verbietet das Parken vor der Einfahrt.The sign prohibits parking in front of the driveway.
- Die Veranstalter verboten offene Flammen im Zelt.The organizers prohibited open flames in the tent.
- Die Hausordnung hat laute Musik nach dieser Uhrzeit verboten.The house rules prohibited loud music after that time.
- Verbiete nicht etwas, ohne die Regel verständlich zu erklären.Do not forbid something without explaining the rule clearly.
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Watch out
Verbieten has the strong past forms verbot and verboten.
Try it yourself
du ___ (verbieten, Präsens)
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verbietest
verbietest: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (verbieten, Präteritum)
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verbot
verbot: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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verboten
verboten: in this use the perfect tense is hat verboten.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (verbieten, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (verbieten, 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 jemandem etwas verbieten.