{"id":13825,"date":"2022-02-22T19:02:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=13825"},"modified":"2022-02-22T19:02:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:02:44","slug":"the-difference-between-werden-wurden-and-wurden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-difference-between-werden-wurden-and-wurden\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Werden, Wurden and W\u00fcrden"},"content":{"rendered":"

These words are spelled similar, sound similar, and yet can change a sentence dramatically. Today we will talk about what the differences are between these three verbs. <\/span>
\n<\/span>There are also other ways to use these verbs that I have not mentioned in this post, in order to keep it simple, clear, and to focus on what the main differences are.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to use \u201cwerden\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

This verb means \u201cto become\u201d in present tense when used as an auxiliary verb.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

heute <\/span>werde<\/b> ich 30 Jahre alt<\/span><\/p>\n

I will <\/span>become<\/b> 30 years old today<\/span><\/p>\n

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ich <\/span>werde<\/b> Hunger haben<\/span><\/p>\n

I will <\/span>become<\/b> hungry<\/span><\/p>\n

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Werden can also be used for the verb \u201cI will\u201d for the future tense:<\/span><\/p>\n

ich <\/span>werde<\/b> heute zum Arzt gehen<\/span><\/p>\n

I <\/span>will<\/b> go to the doctor today<\/span><\/p>\n

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wir <\/span>werden<\/b> morgen in den Urlaub fliegen<\/span><\/p>\n

We <\/span>will<\/b> go on holiday tomorrow<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is how you would say it depending on the conjugation:<\/span><\/p>\n

ich (I) werde<\/span><\/p>\n

du (you) w<\/span>irst\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

er\/sie\/es (he\/she\/it) w<\/span>ird<\/span><\/p>\n

wir (we) werden\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ihr (you plural) werdet<\/span><\/p>\n

sie (they) werden<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to use \u201cwurden\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

The verb \u201cwurden\u201d is the past tense of \u201cwerden\u201d it means I\/he\/she\/we became.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

er <\/span>wurde<\/b> Aggressiv<\/span><\/p>\n

He <\/span>became<\/b> aggressive<\/span><\/p>\n

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It can also translate to \u201cwere\u201d and \u201chas been\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n

das Haus <\/span>wurde<\/b> verkauft<\/span><\/p>\n

The house <\/span>has been<\/b> sold<\/span><\/p>\n

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wir <\/span>wurden<\/b> gestern informiert<\/span><\/p>\n

We <\/span>were<\/b> informed yesterday<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is how you would say it depending on the conjugation:<\/span><\/p>\n

ich (I) wurde<\/span><\/p>\n

du (you) wurdest\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

er\/sie\/es (he\/she\/it) wurde<\/span><\/p>\n

wir (we) wurden\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ihr (you plural) wurdet\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

sie (they) wurden\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to use \u201cw\u00fcrden\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

This verb means I\/he\/she\/we would and can be used to show the possibility of doing something.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

ich <\/span>w\u00fcrde<\/b> gerne morgen da hingehen, aber ich habe schon Pl\u00e4ne.<\/span><\/p>\n

I <\/span>would<\/b> love to go there tomorrow, but I already have plans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ich <\/span>w\u00fcrde<\/b> deine Arbeit \u00fcbernehmen, wenn ich mehr Zeit h\u00e4tte.<\/span><\/p>\n

I <\/span>would<\/b> take over your work if I had more time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is also used as a more polite way of asking for things:<\/span><\/p>\n

w\u00fcrdest<\/b> du bitte meine Tasche halten?<\/span><\/p>\n

Would<\/b> you please hold my bag?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is how you would say it depending on the conjugation:<\/span><\/p>\n

ich (I) w\u00fcrde<\/span><\/p>\n

du (you) w\u00fcrdest<\/span><\/p>\n

er\/sie\/es (he\/she\/it) w\u00fcrde<\/span><\/p>\n

wir (we) w\u00fcrden<\/span><\/p>\n

ihr (you plural) w\u00fcrdet<\/span><\/p>\n

sie (they) w\u00fcrden<\/span><\/p>\n

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So to summarize these three verbs, werden is usually used for the future tense, wurden is past tense and w\u00fcrden is conditional and is used in the present tense.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need help on how to pronounce Umlauts (\u00fc\/\u00f6\/\u00e4) have a look at this post here<\/a> from Conni<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading,<\/span><\/p>\n

Larissa<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

These words are spelled similar, sound similar, and yet can change a sentence dramatically. Today we will talk about what the differences are between these three verbs. There are also other ways to use these verbs that I have not mentioned in this post, in order to keep it simple, clear, and to focus on…<\/p>\n

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