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GERMAN VERB

sich umarmen

to hug each other

  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: umarmt

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du hug each other!
  2. ihr hug each other! (all of you)
  3. Sie hug each other! (formal)

How to use sich umarmen

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

  1. Present

    Zur Begrüßung umarmen wir uns immer.

    We always hug each other hello.

  2. Simple past

    Am Bahnhof umarmten sie sich lange.

    At the station they hugged each other for a long time.

  3. Perfect

    Wir haben uns zum Abschied umarmt.

    We hugged goodbye.

  4. Future

    Nach dem Spiel werden sich alle umarmen.

    After the game everyone will hug.

  5. Conditional

    In Deutschland würde man sich im Büro nicht umarmen.

    In Germany people wouldn't hug at the office.

  6. Imperative

    Umarmt euch und vertragt euch wieder!

    Hug each other and make up!

Good to know

  • Umarmen keeps its prefix: Sie umarmte ihn, ich habe sie umarmt. With sich, people hug each other.

Where you hear sich umarmen

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

German · Intermediate Level 3

  • Wir umarmen uns am Flughafen. We hug each other at the airport.
  • Damals haben wir uns alle umarmt. Back then we all hugged each other.
  • Im Sommer umarmen wir uns wieder. In summer we'll hug each other again.
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The Gate Opens

Intermediate Level 3 · Ja. Wildfremde Menschen umarmten sich auf der Straße.

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