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GERMAN VERB

berichten

to report

  • #287 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: berichtet

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use berichten

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

  1. Present

    Die Zeitung berichtet heute über den Sturm.

    The paper is reporting on the storm today.

  2. Simple past

    Er berichtete ausführlich von seiner Reise.

    He reported on his trip in detail.

  3. Perfect

    Hat sie dem Chef schon berichtet?

    Has she reported to the boss yet?

  4. Future

    Ich werde euch morgen alles berichten.

    I'll tell you everything tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde nur über die Ergebnisse berichten.

    I'd only report on the results.

  6. Imperative

    Berichtet uns nach dem Treffen!

    Report back to us after the meeting!

Good to know

  • Berichten von or über is to report on something; der Bericht is the report. Erzählen is to tell, less formal.

Where you hear berichten

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

German · Advanced Level 2

  • Ich berichte aus dem Dorf. I'm reporting from the village.
  • Max hat live berichtet. Max reported live.
  • Morgen berichte ich wieder. Tomorrow I report again.
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The Flood Begins

Advanced Level 2 · Um elf. Was soll ich berichten? · Alles. Sie berichten live, jede Stunde.

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Arriving at the Dyke

Advanced Level 2 · Darf ich das so berichten?

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The Editor's Rule

Advanced Level 2 · Sie dürfen berichten. Aber nicht sammeln. · Berichten ja, sammeln nein. Verstanden.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.