German word

lernen in German sentences

lernen means "to learn" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Das Kind lernt jeden Tag Deutsch.

The child learns German every day.

Wir lernen im Kurs neue Wörter.

We learn new words in the course.

Lara lernt für die Prüfung am Abend.

Lara studies for the exam in the evening.

Lara lernt nicht nur kurz vor dem Test.

Lara does not study only right before the test.

Nach dem Fehler lernen wir die Regel gründlicher.

After the mistake, we learn the rule more thoroughly.

Common mistake

Do not memorize only the infinitive lernen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.