belagern

B2

to beleaguer / besiege

English meaning
to beleaguer / besiege
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War & Peace

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belagern in a sentence

Die Armee belagert die Stadt seit Monaten.

The army has besieged the city for months.

Conjugation of belagern

ichbelagere
dubelagerst
er/sie/esbelagert
wirbelagern
ihrbelagert
sie/Siebelagern
Simple past (er/sie/es)
belagerte
Perfect
hat belagert

Word family

belagern is built from gern (gladly, with pleasure). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where belagern comes from

etymologisch: Erbwort von spätmittelhochdeutsch belegern „mit einem Heerlager umgeben“, einer Derivation zum Verb lagern mit dem Präfix be- :strukturell:

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Questions about belagern

How do you conjugate belagern?

Present tense: ich belagere, du belagerst, er belagert, wir belagern, ihr belagert, sie belagern. Simple past: belagerte. Perfect: hat belagert.

What does belagern mean in English?

belagern means "to beleaguer / besiege". For example: "Die Armee belagert die Stadt seit Monaten." — "The army has besieged the city for months."

What level is belagern in German?

belagern is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the war & peace vocabulary.

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