behaupten

B1

claim, assert

English meaning
claim, assert
Vocabulary package
Speaking & Talking

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behaupten in a sentence

Er behauptet, unsere Meinung sei nicht wichtig.

He claims that our opinion is not important.

Conjugation of behaupten

ichbehaupte
dubehauptest
er/sie/esbehauptet
wirbehaupten
ihrbehauptet
sie/Siebehaupten
Simple past (er/sie/es)
behauptete
Perfect
hat behauptet

Where behaupten comes from

etymologisch: Erbwort vom spätmittelhochdeutschen Verb behoubeten „bewahrheiten, bekräftigen“, einer Ableitung vom mittelhochdeutschen Substantiv houbet „Haupt, Oberhaupt, Herr“; Seit dem 14.

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Questions about behaupten

How do you conjugate behaupten?

Present tense: behaupte, behauptest, behauptet, behaupten, behauptet, behaupten. Simple past: behauptete. Perfect: hat behauptet.

What does behaupten mean in English?

behaupten means "claim, assert". For example: "Er behauptet, unsere Meinung sei nicht wichtig." — "He claims that our opinion is not important."

What level is behaupten in German?

behaupten is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the speaking & talking vocabulary.

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