bestellen
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bestellen in a sentence
Wir möchten bestellen, bitte.
We would like to order, please.
Conjugation of bestellen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- bestellte
- Perfect
- hat bestellt
Word family
bestellen is built from best (best). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where bestellen comes from
etymologisch: althochdeutsch bistellen, mittelhochdeutsch bestellen „besetzen, umstellen, anordnen“; von anordnen leitet sich die heutige Bedeutung „in Auftrag geben“ ab. Siehe hierzu auch unter bestallen. :strukturell:
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Questions about bestellen
How do you conjugate bestellen?
Present tense: ich bestelle, du bestellst, er bestellt, wir bestellen, ihr bestellt, sie bestellen. Simple past: bestellte. Perfect: hat bestellt.
What does bestellen mean in English?
bestellen means "to order". For example: "Wir möchten bestellen, bitte." — "We would like to order, please."
What level is bestellen in German?
bestellen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the at the restaurant vocabulary.
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