Vocabulary
turnen
/ˈtʊʁnən/· verb
to do gymnastics; to climb about (children)
Turnen — gymnastics at school and in the Turnverein: on the floor, the bars or the rings, in the Turnhalle; children also turnen (climb about) on the sofa or the climbing frame.
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Conjugation
- ich
- turne
- du
- turnst
- er/sie/es
- turnt
- wir
- turnen
- ihr
- turnt
- sie/Sie
- turnen
Perfekt hat geturntPräteritum turnte
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
turnen
to do gymnastics
Meine Tochter turnt zweimal pro Woche im Verein.
My daughter does gymnastics twice a week at a club.
Word family
turnendas Turnengymnasticsdie Turnhallegym, sports hallder Turnvereingymnastics clubder Turnschuhtrainer, sneakerder Turnergymnast
Common combinations
- im Verein turnento do gymnastics at a club
- am Barren turnento do gymnastics on the parallel bars
- herumturnento climb about
Common learner mistakes
- Ich mache Gymnastik am Barren.Ich turne am Barren.False friend: English "gymnastics" is Turnen; German Gymnastik means keep-fit exercises.
Real examples
- Als Kind habe ich geturnt, aber heute gehe ich lieber schwimmen.As a child I did gymnastics, but nowadays I'd rather go swimming.
- Die Kinder turnen heute in der Halle, weil es draußen zu stark regnet.The children are doing gymnastics in the hall today because it's raining too hard outside.
- Wenn sie am Barren turnt, sieht das ganz leicht aus.When she does gymnastics on the bars, it looks really easy.
