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GERMAN VERB

kosten

to cost

  • #112 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: gekostet

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use kosten

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

  1. Present

    Was kostet ein Ticket nach Köln?

    How much is a ticket to Cologne?

  2. Simple past

    Früher kostete das Brot hier nur zwei Euro.

    Bread here used to cost only two euros.

  3. Perfect

    Die Reparatur hat fast dreihundert Euro gekostet.

    The repair cost almost three hundred euros.

  4. Future

    Das wird nicht viel kosten, keine Sorge.

    That won't cost much, don't worry.

  5. Conditional

    Wie viel würde ein Zimmer mit Frühstück kosten?

    How much would a room with breakfast cost?

  6. Imperative

    Koste mal die Suppe, sie ist noch heiß.

    Taste the soup, it's still hot.

Good to know

  • Was kostet das? or Wie viel kostet das? asks the price.
  • Kosten also means to taste a bit of something: koste mal die Soße.

Where you hear kosten

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German · Beginner Level 1

  • Das Wasser kostet zwei Euro. The water costs two euros.
  • Das Brötchen hat gestern einen Euro gekostet. The roll cost one euro yesterday.
  • Morgen kostet das Brot drei Euro. Tomorrow the bread will cost three euros.

German · Beginner Level 2

  • Das Wasser kostet zwei Euro. The water costs two euros.
  • Das Brötchen hat gestern einen Euro gekostet. The roll cost one euro yesterday.
  • Morgen kostet das Brot drei Euro. Tomorrow the bread will cost three euros.
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A Bottle of Water

Beginner Level 1 · Was kostet das?

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Flat Ads

Beginner Level 1 · Was kostet die Wohnung?

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Furniture Shopping

Beginner Level 2 · Gut. Was kostet die Lampe?

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Buying the Present

Beginner Level 2 · Ja, gern. Was kostet ein Schal?

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The Sum

Advanced Level 2 · Also, Max. Das Haus kostet zwei Millionen.

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Persuading a Tenant

Advanced Level 2 · Uns? Und was kostet mich das?

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The Proposal

Advanced Level 3 · Zweitens: die Finanzierung. Was kostet das?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.