begehren

C1

to covet / desire / crave

English meaning
to covet / desire / crave

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begehren in a sentence

Er begehrt Ruhm und Anerkennung mehr als alles.

He covets fame and recognition above all else.

Conjugation of begehren

ichbegehre
dubegehrst
er/sie/esbegehrt
wirbegehren
ihrbegehrt
sie/Siebegehren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
begehrte
Perfect
hat begehrt

Where begehren comes from

Das Verb geht auf ein Adjektiv zurück, das im alt- und mittelhochdeutschen ger (begierig, verlangend) bewahrt worden ist.

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Questions about begehren

How do you conjugate begehren?

Present tense: ich begehre, du begehrst, er begehrt, wir begehren, ihr begehrt, sie begehren. Simple past: begehrte. Perfect: hat begehrt.

What does begehren mean in English?

begehren means "to covet / desire / crave". For example: "Er begehrt Ruhm und Anerkennung mehr als alles." — "He covets fame and recognition above all else."

What level is begehren in German?

begehren is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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