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Verb 20 of 100 · Regular · Perfekt with haben

Brauchen conjugation.

brauchen means “need” or “take (time)”.

braucht · brauchte · hat gebraucht

The present, the Präteritum and the Perfekt in the third person. The chart has all six persons.

brauchenneed; take (time)
PersonPresentPräteritumPerfekt
ichbrauchebrauchtehabe gebraucht
dubrauchstbrauchtesthast gebraucht
er/sie/esbrauchtbrauchtehat gebraucht
wirbrauchenbrauchtenhaben gebraucht
ihrbrauchtbrauchtethabt gebraucht
sie/Siebrauchenbrauchtenhaben gebraucht

In sentences

Brauchen in use.

The 5 sentences the course uses for brauchen, each with its recording.

  • Wir brauchen ein neues Auto.

    We need a new car.

  • Brauchst du es noch?

    Do you still need it?

  • Ich brauche mehr Zeit.

    I need more time.

  • Ich brauchte zwei Stunden dorthin.

    It took me two hours to get there.

  • Man braucht viel Zeit, um die deutsche Literatur zu studieren.

    German literature takes a long time to study.

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In the course, you learn brauchen in a lesson, review it on a schedule, and practice its forms once you know it.

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The forms and sentences come from the Wortplay course. Its vocabulary draws on the Ding dictionary and on frequency data from wordfreq; audio is generated German speech. About the sources.