bremsen

B1

to brake

English meaning
to brake
Vocabulary package
Cars & Driving

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bremsen in a sentence

Der Mann ist ganz plötzlich über die Straße gegangen. Ich musste stark bremsen.

The man crossed the street very suddenly. I had to brake hard.

Conjugation of bremsen

ichbremse
dubremst
er/sie/esbremst
wirbremsen
ihrbremst
sie/Siebremsen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
bremste
Perfect
hat gebremst

Where bremsen comes from

Substantivierung des Verbs bremsen

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Questions about bremsen

How do you conjugate bremsen?

Present tense: bremse, bremst, bremst, bremsen, bremst, bremsen. Simple past: bremste. Perfect: hat gebremst.

What does bremsen mean in English?

bremsen means "to brake". For example: "Der Mann ist ganz plötzlich über die Straße gegangen. Ich musste stark bremsen." — "The man crossed the street very suddenly. I had to brake hard."

What level is bremsen in German?

bremsen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the cars & driving vocabulary.

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