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GERMAN VERB

klauen

to steal, to nick

  • #445 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: geklaut

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use klauen

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

  1. Present

    Wer klaut hier immer meinen Joghurt?

    Who keeps nicking my yoghurt here?

  2. Simple past

    Mein Bruder klaute mir früher immer die Pommes.

    My brother always used to pinch my fries.

  3. Perfect

    Jemand hat mir das Fahrrad geklaut.

    Someone nicked my bike.

  4. Future

    Keiner wird dir den Platz klauen, bleib ruhig.

    Nobody's going to nick your seat, relax.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde dir nie dein Essen klauen, ehrlich.

    I'd never nick your food, honestly.

  6. Imperative

    Klau mir nicht die ganze Schokolade!

    Don't nick all my chocolate!

Good to know

  • Klauen is the everyday word for stealing, from a wallet to a French fry.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.