Angeben Examples, Sentences and Quiz in German
How do you actually use angeben — “to state” — in a real sentence? This page shows you: twelve example sentences across the tenses, a short dialogue, the mistakes learners make most often with this verb, and a quiz to test yourself. Every German form on this page comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for angeben. Start with the simplest sentence: “Ich gebe meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “I state my address on the form.”
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for angeben, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Angeben in real sentences
Twelve sentences with angeben, covering the present, the Präteritum, the Perfekt, the Plusquamperfekt, the future, Konjunktiv I and II, and the imperative. Say each one aloud, then cover the German and try to produce it from the English.
- “Ich gebe meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “I state my address on the form.”
- “Du gibst meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “You state my address on the form.”
- “Er gibt meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “He states my address on the form.”
- “Ich gab meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “I stated my address on the form.”
- “Wir gaben meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “We stated my address on the form.”
- “Ich habe meine Adresse im Formular angegeben.” — “I have stated my address on the form.”
- “Du hast meine Adresse im Formular angegeben.” — “You have stated my address on the form.”
- “Ich hatte meine Adresse im Formular angegeben.” — “I had stated my address on the form.”
- “Wir werden meine Adresse im Formular angeben.” — “We will state my address on the form.”
- “Ich werde meine Adresse im Formular angegeben haben.” — “I will have stated my address on the form.”
- “Es ist wichtig, dass ich meine Adresse im Formular angebe.” — “It is important that I state my address on the form.”
- “Ich gäbe meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “I would state my address on the form if I could.”
- “Ich hätte meine Adresse im Formular angegeben.” — “I would have stated my address on the form if I had been able to.”
- “Gib meine Adresse im Formular an!” — “State my address on the form!”
A short dialogue with angeben
Anna and Ben talk about their plans. Every form of angeben in the dialogue comes from the verified tables — read it aloud, changing the person each time.
Anna: “Du gibst meine Adresse im Formular an?” — “You state my address on the form?”
Ben: “Ich gebe meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “I state my address on the form.”
Anna: “Du hast meine Adresse im Formular angegeben?” — “You have stated my address on the form?”
Ben: “Ich habe meine Adresse im Formular angegeben.” — “I have stated my address on the form.”
Anna: “Du wirst meine Adresse im Formular angeben?” — “You will state my address on the form?”
Ben: “Ich werde meine Adresse im Formular angeben.” — “I will state my address on the form.”
Anna: “Gib meine Adresse im Formular an!” — “State my address on the form!”
Ben: “Ich gebe meine Adresse im Formular an.” — “I state my address on the form.”
Notice how the verb changes with the person and the tense while the meaning stays the same: gebe an, gibst an, habe angegeben, werde angeben. If you can follow this dialogue without looking at the tables, you know angeben well enough to use it.
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Ich angeben meine Adresse im Formular.”
✓ Right: “Ich gebe meine Adresse im Formular an.”
The infinitive angeben never takes a subject. After ich you need the conjugated present form gebe an.
2. Confusing angeben with anbieten
✗ Wrong: “Ich anbieten meine Adresse im Formular.” (using the wrong verb)
✓ Right: “Ich gebe meine Adresse im Formular an.”
angeben means “to state”; anbieten means “to offer”. Keep the two verbs apart by their meaning, not by their sound.
3. Forgetting to split the separable prefix
✗ Wrong: “Ich angeben meine Adresse im Formular.” (prefix left attached to the stem)
✓ Right: “Ich gebe meine Adresse im Formular an.”
angeben is separable: in finite forms the prefix an goes to the end of the clause — gebe an — and the participle keeps it attached with ge- in between (angegeben).
4. Using the indicative after a Konjunktiv I trigger
✗ Wrong: “Es ist wichtig, dass du meine Adresse im Formular angibst.”
✓ Right: “Es ist wichtig, dass du meine Adresse im Formular angebest.”
After es ist wichtig, dass German needs Konjunktiv I, so use gebest an here, not the indicative gibst an.
Quiz: test yourself
What is the ich form of angeben in the Present (Präsens)?
- A) gibt an
- B) gibst an
- C) gebe an
- D) gebt an
What is the er/sie/es form of angeben in the Present (Präsens)?
- A) gibt an
- B) gebe an
- C) gebt an
- D) gibst an
What is the du form of angeben in the Preterite (Präteritum)?
- A) gabt an
- B) gabst an
- C) gaben an
- D) gab an
What is the wir form of angeben in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) habt angegeben
- B) hat angegeben
- C) habe angegeben
- D) haben angegeben
What is the ich form of angeben in the Future (Futur I)?
- A) werdet angeben
- B) werden angeben
- C) wirst angeben
- D) werde angeben
What is the du form of angeben in the Konjunktiv II?
- A) gäbe an
- B) gäbest an
- C) gäben an
- D) gäbet an
What is the ich form of angeben in the Conditional perfect?
- A) hättest angegeben
- B) hättet angegeben
- C) hätten angegeben
- D) hätte angegeben
What is the past participle of angeben?
- A) angebend
- B) gebe an
- C) gab an
- D) angegeben
What is the present participle of angeben?
- A) werde angeben
- B) angebend
- C) gebe an
- D) angegeben
What does angeben mean in English?
- A) to come
- B) to state
- C) to do
- D) to offer
Answer key
- C) gebe an — the ich form of angeben in the present tense is gebe an.
- A) gibt an — the er/sie/es form of angeben in the present tense is gibt an.
- B) gabst an — the du form of angeben in the preterite is gabst an.
- D) haben angegeben — the wir form of angeben in the Perfekt is haben angegeben.
- D) werde angeben — the ich form of angeben in the Futur I is werde angeben.
- B) gäbest an — the du form of angeben in the Konjunktiv II is gäbest an.
- D) hätte angegeben — the ich form of angeben in the conditional perfect is hätte angegeben.
- D) angegeben — the past participle of angeben is angegeben; perfect tenses use haben + angegeben.
- B) angebend — the present participle of angeben is angebend.
- B) to state — angeben means “to state” in English.
Frequently asked questions
What does angeben mean in English?
angeben means “to state”. The examples above show it in everyday situations — for example, “Ich gebe meine Adresse im Formular an.” (“I state my address on the form.”).
Is angeben regular or irregular?
angeben is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, preterite, past-participle, imperative. The full tables are on the conjugation page.
How do I use angeben in the Perfekt?
Use haben + the past participle angegeben: “Ich habe meine Adresse im Formular angegeben.” — “I have stated my address on the form.” The full Perfekt table is on the angeben in the Perfekt tense page.
Related pages
- angeben conjugation — the full conjugation tables for this verb in every tense.
- angeben in the Perfekt tense — the full table and uses for this verb in one tense.
- German verbs — the full hub of German conjugation pages.
- German irregular verbs — every common irregular German verb, grouped by pattern.
- Einladen conjugation — another German verb to practise with.
- Treffen conjugation — another German verb to practise with.
- Spanish verbs — the full hub of Spanish conjugation pages.
- French verbs — the full hub of French conjugation pages.
- Verb Conjugator — practise angeben with the interactive tool.
- Verb Quiz — practise angeben with the interactive tool.
- Perfect Tenses Builder — practise the perfect tenses with the interactive tool.
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