German words · A2 · verb

vertreten

to represent

Partizip IIvertreten
Perfekt withhaben
Verb typeirregular
LevelCEFR A2

vertreten in a sentence

  • Sie vertritt die Interessen der Firma.

    She represents the interests of the company.

How to conjugate vertreten

präsens
ich Ivertrete
du youvertrittst
er he / she / itvertritt
wir wevertreten
ihr you (plural)vertretet
sie they / you (formal)vertreten
präteritum
ich Ivertrat
du youvertratst
er he / she / itvertrat
wir wevertraten
ihr you (plural)vertratet
sie they / you (formal)vertraten

How to remember it

'Vertreten' sounds like 'ver-treat' — imagine treating someone as a representative.

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