buchstabieren

A1

to spell

English meaning
to spell
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Writing & Spelling

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buchstabieren in a sentence

Bitte buchstabieren Sie Ihren Namen.

Please spell your name.

Conjugation of buchstabieren

ichbuchstabiere
dubuchstabierst
er/sie/esbuchstabiert
wirbuchstabieren
ihrbuchstabiert
sie/Siebuchstabieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
buchstabierte
Perfect
hat buchstabiert

Word family

buchstabieren is built from das Buch (book). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where buchstabieren comes from

etymologisch: Die Form buchstabieren gibt es seit dem 16. Jahrhundert; voraus ging mittelhochdeutsch buchstaben/buochstaben :strukturell:

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Questions about buchstabieren

How do you conjugate buchstabieren?

Present tense: ich buchstabiere, du buchstabierst, er buchstabiert, wir buchstabieren, ihr buchstabiert, sie buchstabieren. Simple past: buchstabierte. Perfect: hat buchstabiert.

What does buchstabieren mean in English?

buchstabieren means "to spell". For example: "Bitte buchstabieren Sie Ihren Namen." — "Please spell your name."

What level is buchstabieren in German?

buchstabieren is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the writing & spelling vocabulary.

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