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GERMAN VERB

probieren

to try, food or drink

  • #157 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: probiert

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use probieren

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

  1. Present

    Probierst du mal meine Suppe?

    Will you try my soup?

  2. Simple past

    Er probierte den Käse und kaufte gleich ein Kilo.

    He tried the cheese and bought a kilo straight away.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du schon den Kuchen probiert?

    Have you tried the cake yet?

  4. Future

    Ich werde heute das neue Thai-Restaurant probieren.

    I'll try the new Thai restaurant today.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde gern den Rotwein aus der Pfalz probieren.

    I'd like to try the red wine from the Palatinate.

  6. Imperative

    Probier mal, das schmeckt wirklich gut.

    Try it, it really tastes good.

Good to know

  • Probieren is to try food or to give something a go; anprobieren is to try on clothes.

Where you hear probieren

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

German · Beginner Level 3

  • Ich probiere das Fischbrötchen. I am trying the fish roll.
  • Ich habe den Glühwein probiert. I tried the mulled wine.
  • Morgen probiere ich den Kuchen. Tomorrow I will try the cake.

German · Intermediate Level 3

  • Ich probiere das Fischbrötchen. I am trying the fish roll.
  • Ich habe den Glühwein probiert. I tried the mulled wine.
  • Morgen probiere ich den Kuchen. Tomorrow I will try the cake.
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The Fish Market

Beginner Level 3 · Noch nie? Dann probieren Sie mal!

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Dinner at the Inn

Intermediate Level 3 · Dann probieren Sie, bitte!

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Practice Makes the Master

Fluency Level 2 · Darf ich die Bretzel probieren?

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A Kitchen in Cologne

Fluency Level 2 · Das probiere ich. · Probier mal. Dat schmeckt!

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.