basteln
A2craft, make things
- English meaning
- craft, make things
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basteln in a sentence
hat gebastelt
The children like crafting with paper.
Conjugation of basteln
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- bastelte
- Perfect
- hat gebastelt
Where basteln comes from
Das Verb kam im 15. Jahrhundert über das gleichbedeutende „bästeln“ in Gebrauch; die vollständige Etymologie ist ungeklärt, möglicherweise leitet es sich aus mittelhochdeutsch besten „zuknoten, festbinden“ ab
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Questions about basteln
How do you conjugate basteln?
Present tense: bastle, bastelst, bastelt, basteln, bastelt, basteln. Simple past: bastelte. Perfect: hat gebastelt.
What does basteln mean in English?
basteln means "craft, make things". For example: "hat gebastelt" — "The children like crafting with paper."
What level is basteln in German?
basteln is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the hobbies & pastimes vocabulary.
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