German Conversation · Level 24
90 words
German word
werden
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈveːɐ̯dn̩/
Meaning
- verbbecome
Example
Es wird kalt.
It is getting cold.
More examples
Ich möchte Arzt werden.
I would like to become a doctor.
Core concept
A changing state acts as a bridge from what something is now to what it will be or may be.
Common phrases
werden + Infinitiv
will + infinitive
werden + Partizip II
be + past participle
besser werden
become better
Similar words
sein: Exist in or already have a particular state.
verändern: Make a quality, form, or condition different.
bleiben: Stay in the current state without changing.
Definition in German
Ein Verb, das anzeigt, dass etwas zu etwas Anderem wird oder sich verändert, und das außerdem als Hilfsverb für Futur, Passiv und zur Äußerung von Vermutung dient.
Word origin
German werden continues the inherited Germanic verb found in Old High German werdan and Proto-Germanic *werthan, meaning to become or change.
Usage tips
- Present-tense German often expresses a near future without werden, so werden plus an infinitive adds a marked future perspective or prediction.
Other meanings
- willverb
- beverb
Opposites
- bleibenstayverb