German word
öffnen in German sentences
öffnen means "to open" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Die Klinik öffnet um acht Uhr.
The clinic opens at eight o'clock.
Lara öffnet die Tür für den Besucher.
Lara opens the door for the visitor.
Lara klebt die Türrahmen ab und öffnet den Farbeimer.
Lara tapes off the door frames and opens the paint bucket.
Wenn du das Bild anklickst, öffnet sich die Galerie.
If you click the picture, the gallery opens.
Der Nachbar argwöhnt, dass jemand sein Paket geöffnet hat.
The neighbour suspects that someone opened his package.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive öffnen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.