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GERMAN VERB

freuen

to please, to be glad

  • #125 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: gefreut

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use freuen

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

  1. Present

    Ich freue mich schon auf das Wochenende.

    I'm already looking forward to the weekend.

  2. Simple past

    Sie freute sich sehr über die Blumen.

    She was very happy about the flowers.

  3. Perfect

    Wir haben uns riesig über deinen Besuch gefreut.

    We were really delighted by your visit.

  4. Future

    Oma wird sich über den Anruf freuen.

    Grandma will be pleased with the call.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde mich freuen, wenn du kommst.

    I'd be glad if you came.

  6. Imperative

    Freu dich doch, du hast gewonnen!

    Come on, be happy, you won!

Good to know

  • Mostly reflexive: ich freue mich, I'm glad. Sich freuen auf is to look forward to; sich freuen über, to be happy about.
  • Das freut mich is that makes me happy; freut mich! on meeting someone is nice to meet you.

Where you hear freuen

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

German · Beginner Level 1

  • Es freut mich, Sie zu sehen. I'm pleased to see you.
  • Das hat mich sehr gefreut. That made me very happy.
  • Das wird dich freuen! That will please you!

German · Beginner Level 2

  • Es freut mich, Sie zu sehen. I'm pleased to see you.
  • Das hat mich sehr gefreut. That made me very happy.
  • Das wird dich freuen! That will please you!

And 3 more lessons.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.