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GERMAN VERB

genießen

to enjoy

  • #400 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: genossen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use genießen

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

  1. Present

    Wir genießen die Sonne auf dem Balkon.

    We're enjoying the sun on the balcony.

  2. Simple past

    Sie genoss jeden Tag ihres Urlaubs.

    She enjoyed every day of her holiday.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe das Essen sehr genossen.

    I really enjoyed the meal.

  4. Future

    Ich werde jede Minute am Meer genießen.

    I'll enjoy every minute by the sea.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde den freien Tag einfach genießen.

    I'd just enjoy the day off.

  6. Imperative

    Genießt den Abend, ihr habt es verdient!

    Enjoy the evening, you've earned it!

Good to know

  • Genießen takes the accusative: das Wetter genießen, den Abend genießen.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.