Vocabulary
wandern
/ˈvandɐn/· verb
to hike
A German passion: a Sunday hike in Brandenburg, with sandwiches and proper shoes.
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Forms
- Imperativ
- Wandre! / Wander! · Wandert! · Wandern Sie!
Conjugation
- ich
- wandere
- du
- wanderst
- er/sie/es
- wandert
- wir
- wandern
- ihr
- wandert
- sie/Sie
- wandern
Perfekt ist gewandertPräteritum wanderte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
wandern
to hike, to walk in the countryside
Am Sonntag wandern wir in Brandenburg.
On Sunday we're hiking in Brandenburg.
Word family
wanderndie Wanderunghikeder Wanderweghiking traildie Wanderschuhehiking bootsder Wanderer / die Wanderinhiker
Common combinations
- wandern gehento go hiking
- in den Bergen wandernto hike in the mountains
- eine Wanderung machento go on a hike
Common learner mistakes
- Wir haben gewandert.Wir sind gewandert.wandern is movement from place to place → Perfekt with sein.
Real examples
- Wanderst du gern?Do you like hiking?
- Im Herbst wandern wir oft.In autumn we often go hiking.
- Ich wandere nicht gern, ich fahre lieber Rad.I don't like hiking, I prefer cycling.
