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GERMAN VERB

sich gewöhnen

to get used to

  • #183 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: gewöhnt

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du get used to!
  2. ihr get used to! (all of you)
  3. Sie get used to! (formal)

How to use sich gewöhnen

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

  1. Present

    Ich gewöhne mich langsam an das frühe Aufstehen.

    I'm slowly getting used to getting up early.

  2. Simple past

    Sie gewöhnte sich schnell an die neue Schule.

    She quickly got used to the new school.

  3. Perfect

    An den Lärm habe ich mich nie gewöhnt.

    I never got used to the noise.

  4. Future

    Du wirst dich an das Essen hier gewöhnen.

    You'll get used to the food here.

  5. Conditional

    An so viel Regen würde ich mich nie gewöhnen.

    I'd never get used to this much rain.

  6. Imperative

    Gewöhn dich lieber schnell an deinen neuen Namen.

    Better get used to your new name quickly.

Good to know

  • Sich gewöhnen an is to get used to: Ich gewöhne mich an die Kälte.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.