The idea
Present tense: ich wiederhole, du wiederholst, er/sie/es wiederholt, wir wiederholen, ihr wiederholt, sie/Sie wiederholen. Learn the sentence pattern etwas wiederholen together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | wiederhole |
| du | wiederholst |
| er/sie/es | wiederholt |
| wir | wiederholen |
| ihr | wiederholt |
| sie/Sie | wiederholen |
| Präteritum | wiederholte |
| Perfekt | hat wiederholt |
| Imperativ (du) | Wiederhole! |
| Muster | etwas wiederholen |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Wiederholen meaning repeat is inseparable. Wieder holen, with a separated adverb, means fetching something again.
Learn this pattern as a unit: etwas wiederholen. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Ich hole den Satz wieder.Ich wiederhole den Satz.In the meaning repeat, wiederholen is inseparable; wieder holen means fetch again.
Examples
- Ich wiederhole die neue Wendung in einem eigenen Satz.I repeat the new expression in a sentence of my own.
- Du wiederholst die Nummer langsam in Zweiergruppen.You repeat the number slowly in groups of two.
- Die Sprecherin wiederholt die geänderte Abfahrtszeit.The speaker repeats the changed departure time.
- Wir wiederholten den Versuch unter denselben Bedingungen.We repeated the experiment under the same conditions.
- Er hat die Frage freundlich wiederholt.He politely repeated the question.
- Wiederhole bitte nur den letzten Namen.Please repeat only the last name.
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Watch out
In the meaning repeat, wiederholen is inseparable; wieder holen means fetch again.
Try it yourself
du ___ (wiederholen, Präsens)
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wiederholst
wiederholst: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (wiederholen, Präteritum)
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wiederholte
wiederholte: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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wiederholt
wiederholt: in this use the perfect tense is hat wiederholt.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (wiederholen, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (wiederholen, 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 etwas wiederholen.