verb · B2
behindern
[bəˈhɪndɐn]
to obstruct, to get in the way of, to hold up
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Other Examples
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Mit deinem Lastenrad behinderst du die Leute an der Haltestelle.
Your cargo bike is in the way of the people at the stop.
Grammar
- Present
- er/sie/es behindert What happens now or usually.
- Simple past (Präteritum)
- er/sie/es behinderte The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
- Perfect (Perfekt)
- er/sie/es hat behindert The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".
Conjugation
The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.
| Person | Präsens | Präteritum | Perfekt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | behindere | behinderte | habe behindert |
| du | behinderst | behindertest | hast behindert |
| er/sie/es | behindert | behinderte | hat behindert |
| wir | behindern | behinderten | haben behindert |
| ihr | behindert | behindertet | habt behindert |
| sie/Sie | behindern | behinderten | haben behindert |
- Präsens
- What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
- Präteritum
- The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
- Perfekt
- The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
| Person | Plusquamperfekt | Futur I | Futur II |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | hatte behindert | werde behindern | werde behindert haben |
| du | hattest behindert | wirst behindern | wirst behindert haben |
| er/sie/es | hatte behindert | wird behindern | wird behindert haben |
| wir | hatten behindert | werden behindern | werden behindert haben |
| ihr | hattet behindert | werdet behindern | werdet behindert haben |
| sie/Sie | hatten behindert | werden behindern | werden behindert haben |
- Plusquamperfekt
- What had happened before another moment in the past.
- Futur I
- Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
- Futur II
- What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
| Person | Konjunktiv II |
|---|---|
| ich | behinderte |
| du | behindertest |
| er/sie/es | behinderte |
| wir | behinderten |
| ihr | behindertet |
| sie/Sie | behinderten |
- Konjunktiv II
- Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.
The same as the Präteritum, so German mostly says "würde" + infinitive instead: ich würde behindern.
| Person | Imperativ |
|---|---|
| du | behindere! |
| ihr | behindert! |
| Sie | behindern Sie! |
- Imperativ
- Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.
How the Word Is Built
be prefix hinder root n ending
- be-
- makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
- -n
- the ending of the infinitive after -el or -er: wandern, sammeln.
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