to design
designen – designte – hat designt
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to design
To plan and create the external appearance and functional layout of a product, a website, a building, or something similar.
Ein berühmter Architekt wurde beauftragt, das neue Museum zu designen.
A famous architect was commissioned to design the new museum.
| ich | designe |
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| du | designst |
| er/sie/es | designt |
| wir | designen |
| ihr | designt |
| sie | designen |
| ich | designte |
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| du | designtest |
| er/sie/es | designte |
| wir | designten |
| ihr | designtet |
| sie | designten |
| ich | habe designt |
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| du | hast designt |
| er/sie/es | hat designt |
| wir | haben designt |
| ihr | habt designt |
| sie | haben designt |
| du | designe! design! |
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| ihr | designt! |
| Sie | designen Sie! |
| ich | hatte designt |
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| du | hattest designt |
| er/sie/es | hatte designt |
| wir | hatten designt |
| ihr | hattet designt |
| sie | hatten designt |
| ich | werde designen |
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| du | wirst designen |
| er/sie/es | wird designen |
| wir | werden designen |
| ihr | werdet designen |
| sie | werden designen |
| ich | designe |
|---|---|
| du | designest |
| er/sie/es | designe |
| wir | designen |
| ihr | designet |
| sie | designen |
Used for reported speech.
| ich | designte |
|---|---|
| du | designtest |
| er/sie/es | designte |
| wir | designten |
| ihr | designtet |
| sie | designten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
| infinitive | designen |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu designen |
| present participle | designend |
| past participle | designt |
'Designen' (to design) is a loanword from English ('to design'). It was adapted to the German verb system with the ending '-en' and is conjugated like a regular German verb.
Sie hat das Plakat für die Veranstaltung selbst designt.
She designed the poster for the event herself.
The verb 'designen' (to design) always requires an accusative object. So the structure is: Who designs what?
Die Firma hat ein völlig neues Smartphone designt.
The company designed a completely new smartphone.
This verb is often used for creative and technical products. Typical objects are: 'eine Webseite designen' (to design a website), 'Kleidung designen' (to design clothing), 'ein Logo designen' (to design a logo), or 'Möbel designen' (to design furniture).
Für unser neues Projekt müssen wir ein modernes Logo designen.
For our new project, we have to design a modern logo.
to design / shape
Both words work when the appearance of a website or product is being planned. „Gestalten“ is the general expression for creatively shaping something, while „designen“ more specifically refers to the established field of product or web design, including appearance and function. Use „gestalten“ in general and „designen“ in a design context.
Das Team designt die neue Webseite so, dass Besucher schnell Produkte finden.
The team designs the new website so that visitors can find products quickly.
Die Schülerinnen gestalten die Webseite mit eigenen Bildern und kurzen Texten.
The students design the website with their own pictures and short texts.
