bevorzugen

B1

to prefer

English meaning
to prefer
Vocabulary package
Decisions & Choices

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bevorzugen in a sentence

Ich bevorzuge Tee gegenüber Kaffee.

I prefer tea over coffee.

Conjugation of bevorzugen

ichbevorzuge
dubevorzugst
er/sie/esbevorzugt
wirbevorzugen
ihrbevorzugt
sie/Siebevorzugen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
bevorzugte
Perfect
hat bevorzugt

Word family

bevorzugen is built from bevor (before). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about bevorzugen

How do you conjugate bevorzugen?

Present tense: bevorzuge, bevorzugst, bevorzugt, bevorzugen, bevorzugt, bevorzugen. Simple past: bevorzugte. Perfect: hat bevorzugt.

What does bevorzugen mean in English?

bevorzugen means "to prefer". For example: "Ich bevorzuge Tee gegenüber Kaffee." — "I prefer tea over coffee."

What level is bevorzugen in German?

bevorzugen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the decisions & choices vocabulary.

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