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GERMAN VERB

enden

to end

  • #365 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: geendet

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

How to use enden

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

  1. Present

    Der Kurs endet im Juni mit einer Prüfung.

    The course ends in June with an exam.

  2. Simple past

    Der Abend endete in einer kleinen Kneipe.

    The evening ended in a small pub.

  3. Perfect

    Das Spiel hat unentschieden geendet.

    The game ended in a draw.

  4. Future

    Die Arbeiten werden hoffentlich im Mai enden.

    The work will hopefully end in May.

  5. Conditional

    Ohne ihn würde die Geschichte ganz anders enden.

    Without him the story would end very differently.

Good to know

  • Enden is for things that come to an end; to end something is beenden: ich beende das Gespräch.

Where you hear enden

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

German · Beginner Level 3

  • Der Vertrag endet im August. The contract ends in August.
  • Der Film hat um zehn geendet. The film ended at ten.
  • Das Programm endet morgen. The programme ends tomorrow.

German · Advanced Level 3

  • Der Vertrag endet im August. The contract ends in August.
  • Der Film hat um zehn geendet. The film ended at ten.
  • Das Programm endet morgen. The programme ends tomorrow.
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Bad News from Personnel

Beginner Level 3 · Ihr Vertrag endet im August. Leider. · Wann endet der Vertrag?

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Frau Weber's Advice

Beginner Level 3 · Mein Vertrag endet im August, Frau Weber.

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Herr Pohl's Idea

Beginner Level 3 · Ja, leider. Mein Vertrag endet.

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The Team's Reaction

Beginner Level 3 · Ja. Der Vertrag endet im August.

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The Last Letter

Advanced Level 3 · Und wie endet der Brief?

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The Last Stop, Sylt

Fluency Level 2 · Moin! Hier endet unsere Reise.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.