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dienen

B1

serve

English meaning
serve
Vocabulary package
Helping & Supporting

dienen in a sentence

Solche Kontakte dienen der Verbesserung der internationalen Beziehungen.

Such contacts serve the improvement of international relations.

Conjugation of dienen

ichdiene
dudienst
er/sie/esdient
wirdienen
ihrdient
sie/Siedienen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
diente
Perfect
hat gedient

Word family

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Where dienen comes from

althochdeutsch dionôn, gekürzt aus diuwinôn — abgeleitet von dio, deo, „Knecht“, mit der Bedeutung „Knecht sein“

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How do you conjugate dienen?

Present tense: ich diene, du dienst, er dient, wir dienen, ihr dient, sie dienen. Simple past: diente. Perfect: hat gedient.

What does dienen mean in English?

dienen means "serve". For example: "Solche Kontakte dienen der Verbesserung der internationalen Beziehungen." — "Such contacts serve the improvement of international relations."

What level is dienen in German?

dienen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the helping & supporting vocabulary.

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