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GERMAN VERB

anziehen

to put on, to wear

  • #393 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: angezogen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I put on
  2. du you put on
  3. er, sie, es he/she puts on
  4. wir we put on
  5. ihr you all put on
  6. sie, Sie they put on

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I put on
  2. du you put on
  3. er, sie, es he/she put on
  4. wir we put on
  5. ihr you all put on
  6. sie, Sie they put on

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have put on
  2. du you have put on
  3. er, sie, es he/she has put on
  4. wir we have put on
  5. ihr you all have put on
  6. sie, Sie they have put on

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will put on
  2. du you will put on
  3. er, sie, es he/she will put on
  4. wir we will put on
  5. ihr you all will put on
  6. sie, Sie they will put on

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would put on
  2. du you would put on
  3. er, sie, es he/she would put on
  4. wir we would put on
  5. ihr you all would put on
  6. sie, Sie they would put on

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du put on!
  2. ihr put on! (all of you)
  3. Sie put on! (formal)

How to use anziehen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Was ziehst du heute Abend an?

    What are you wearing tonight?

  2. Simple past

    Sie zog ihre neue Jacke an und ging los.

    She put on her new jacket and set off.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe die falschen Schuhe angezogen.

    I've put on the wrong shoes.

  4. Future

    Ich werde das rote Kleid anziehen.

    I'll wear the red dress.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde heute lieber etwas Warmes anziehen.

    I'd rather put on something warm today.

  6. Imperative

    Zieh dir eine Mütze an, es ist kalt!

    Put on a hat, it's cold!

Good to know

  • Sich anziehen is to get dressed; ausziehen is to take off.
  • Zieh dir etwas Warmes an, put on something warm: the person is in the dative.

Where you hear anziehen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Intermediate Level 1

  • Ich ziehe das blaue Hemd an. I'm putting on the blue shirt.
  • Gestern habe ich den Schal angezogen. Yesterday I put on the scarf.
  • Morgen ziehe ich das Hemd an. Tomorrow I'll wear the shirt.

German · Advanced Level 3

  • Ich ziehe das blaue Hemd an. I'm putting on the blue shirt.
  • Gestern habe ich den Schal angezogen. Yesterday I put on the scarf.
  • Morgen ziehe ich das Hemd an. Tomorrow I'll wear the shirt.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.