deuten

B2

to interpret/indicate

English meaning
to interpret/indicate
Vocabulary package
Thinking & Knowledge

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deuten in a sentence

Diese Zeichen deuten auf Probleme hin.

These signs indicate problems.

Conjugation of deuten

ichdeute
dudeutest
er/sie/esdeutet
wirdeuten
ihrdeutet
sie/Siedeuten
Simple past (er/sie/es)
deutete
Perfect
hat gedeutet

Word family

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Where deuten comes from

und diuten, um das Jahr 1000 thiuten, ursprünglich im Sinn „dem Volk verständlich machen“, verwandt mit deutsch

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Questions about deuten

How do you conjugate deuten?

Present tense: deute, deutest, deutet, deuten, deutet, deuten. Simple past: deutete. Perfect: hat gedeutet.

What does deuten mean in English?

deuten means "to interpret/indicate". For example: "Diese Zeichen deuten auf Probleme hin." — "These signs indicate problems."

What level is deuten in German?

deuten is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the thinking & knowledge vocabulary.

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