To yawn in German 🇩🇪

gähnen info.

Tips to remember the German word ‘gähnen’:

1. Pronunciation: The ‘ä’ in ‘gähnen’ is pronounced like the ‘e’ in ‘end’. The ‘h’ is silent, so it sounds like ‘gehn-en’.

2. Visualize: Picture someone opening their mouth wide to yawn when you hear or see the word ‘gähnen’. This visual association can help you remember it better.

3. Practice: Repeat the word ‘gähnen’ out loud several times to familiarize yourself with its pronunciation.

Explanations:

‘Gähnen’ in German means ‘to yawn’ in English. It is an infinitive verb, which means it is the base form of the verb without any specific tense or subject.

Other words with a similar meaning to ‘gähnen’ include ‘sich recken’ (to stretch), ‘Faulenzer’ (slacker), and ‘schlafen’ (to sleep).

Conjugations:

Present tense:
– Ich gähne (I yawn)
– Du gähnst (you yawn)
– Er/sie/es gähnt (he/she/it yawns)
– Wir gähnen (we yawn)
– Ihr gähnt (you all yawn)
– Sie gähnen (they yawn)

Past tense:
– Ich gähnte (I yawned)
– Du gähntest (you yawned)
– Er/sie/es gähnte (he/she/it yawned)
– Wir gähnten (we yawned)
– Ihr gähntet (you all yawned)
– Sie gähnten (they yawned)

Future tense:
– Ich werde gähnen (I will yawn)
– Du wirst gähnen (you will yawn)
– Er/sie/es wird gähnen (he/she/it will yawn)
– Wir werden gähnen (we will yawn)
– Ihr werdet gähnen (you all will yawn)
– Sie werden gähnen (they will yawn)

Examples:

1. Ich gähne oft, wenn ich müde bin. (I often yawn when I am tired.)
2. Warum gähnt er die ganze Zeit? (Why is he yawning all the time?)
3. Wir werden gleich gähnen, wenn der Film langweilig ist. (We will yawn soon if the movie is boring.)

Note: ‘Gähnen’ is an intransitive verb, which means it doesn’t require a direct object. It can be reflexive when used with the reflexive pronoun ‘sich’ to indicate yawning oneself, as in “Ich gähne mich” (I yawn myself).

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