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Here are some tips to remember the German word “üben”:

1. **Association**: You might associate “üben” with “ocean” as they sound somewhat similar, and imagine practicing something by the ocean.
2. **Sound-alike**: The word “oooh-been” is how you might pronounce “üben” in English, which you can remember by thinking of the sound you make when you understand something (“oooh”) and then adding “been” as in “I’ve been practicing.”
3. **Visual Imagery**: Create a mental picture of someone practicing a skill, like playing the piano or soccer, with the word “ÜBEN” in bold letters above them.

**Explanations**:
“Üben” is the infinitive form of the verb meaning “to practice” or “to exercise” in German.

**Other words that mean the same thing**:
– “Trainieren” can also mean “to practice,” but is more commonly used in the context of sports or physical exercise.
– “Probieren” means “to try” or “to attempt,” which can be related to practice in the sense of trying out something new.

**Conjugation of “üben”**:
– **Present tense**: ich übe (I practice), du übst (you practice, informal), er/sie/es übt (he/she/it practices), wir üben (we practice), ihr übt (you guys practice), sie üben (they practice), Sie üben (you practice, formal)
– **Simple past tense**: ich übte (I practiced), du übtest (you practiced, informal), er/sie/es übte (he/she/it practiced), wir übten (we practiced), ihr übtet (you guys practiced), sie übten (they practiced), Sie übten (you practiced, formal)
– **Present perfect tense**: ich habe geübt (I have practiced)
– **Future tense**: ich werde üben (I will practice)

**Example sentences**:
– Ich übe jeden Tag Klavier. (I practice piano every day.)
– Du musst mehr üben, wenn du besser werden willst. (You need to practice more if you want to get better.)
– Er hat gestern Fußball geübt. (He practiced soccer yesterday.)
– Wir werden für die Prüfung üben. (We will practice for the exam.)

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