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GERMAN VERB

aussprechen

to pronounce

  • #201 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: ausgesprochen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use aussprechen

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

  1. Present

    Wie spricht man diesen Namen aus?

    How do you pronounce this name?

  2. Simple past

    Er sprach jedes Wort langsam und deutlich aus.

    He pronounced every word slowly and clearly.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du das Wort richtig ausgesprochen?

    Did you pronounce the word correctly?

  4. Future

    Mit etwas Übung wirst du es bald richtig aussprechen.

    With a bit of practice you'll soon pronounce it right.

  5. Conditional

    Wie würden Sie dieses Wort aussprechen?

    How would you pronounce this word?

  6. Imperative

    Sprich das Wort noch einmal aus, bitte.

    Say the word once more, please.

Good to know

  • Aussprechen also means saying something out loud, or finishing what you were saying: Lass mich aussprechen!

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.