The irregular verb 'wenden' in German

Meaning of 'wenden' in German

The verb 'wenden' means:

to turn

Der Taxifahrer wendet das Taxi im Wendehammer
The taxi driver turns the taxi around at the roundabout

Der Wind wendet sich gen Osten
The wind turns towards the west

Frau Lehmann wendet sich an einen Anwalt
Mrs. Lehmann contacts a lawyer

Grammar of 'wenden'

'wenden' is an irregular verb, its auxilary verb is haben.

Conjugation of 'wenden'

Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)

Petra wendet sich im Schlaf hin und her
Petra rocks back and forth in her sleep

Perfect (Perfekt)

Das Boot hatte bereits vor der Boje gewendet
The boat has already turned before passing the buoy

Simple past (Prateritüm)

Peter wandte sich zu Martina
Peter turned towards Martina

Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)

Er hoffte, es würde sich alles zum Guten wenden
He hoped that everything would turn out fine

Future I (Futur I)

Participle (Partizip)

Imperative (Imperativ)

Wende das Auto!
Turn the car around!