B1 Travel & Culture Verbs

to explore

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Regular verb. Inseparable prefix 'er-'. Uses 'haben' as auxiliary.

Beispielsatz

Wir wollen die Altstadt erkunden.

We want to explore the old town.

to experience

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Regular verb. Inseparable prefix 'er-'. Uses 'haben' as auxiliary.

Beispielsatz

Man muss diese Kultur selbst erleben.

One has to experience this culture oneself.

to sightsee / to visit (a place)

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Regular verb. Inseparable prefix 'be-'. Uses 'haben' as auxiliary.

Beispielsatz

Wir besichtigen heute das Schloss Neuschwanstein.

Today we are visiting Neuschwanstein Castle.

to start / to depart (vehicle)

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Regular verb. Weak conjugation. For vehicles/planes departing, often uses 'sein' for Perfekt.

Beispielsatz

Das Flugzeug startet um 10 Uhr.

The plane departs at 10 o'clock.

to land

📌 Grammatiknotiz

Regular verb. Weak conjugation. Uses 'sein' for Perfekt as it indicates motion/change of location.

Beispielsatz

Das Flugzeug landet in 20 Minuten.

The plane lands in 20 minutes.

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