drehen

B1

turn, rotate

English meaning
turn, rotate
Vocabulary package
Making & Building

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drehen in a sentence

Drehen Sie zum Einschalten den Schalter nach rechts.

Turn the switch to the right to turn it on.

Conjugation of drehen

ichdrehe
dudrehst
er/sie/esdreht
wirdrehen
ihrdreht
sie/Siedrehen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
drehte
Perfect
hat gedreht

Where drehen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch dræjen, dræhen „sich drehend bewegen, wirbeln, drechseln“, althochdeutsch drāen „runden, drechseln, erhaben ausarbeiten“, belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert

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How do you conjugate drehen?

Present tense: ich drehe, du drehst, er dreht, wir drehen, ihr dreht, sie drehen. Simple past: drehte. Perfect: hat gedreht.

What does drehen mean in English?

drehen means "turn, rotate". For example: "Drehen Sie zum Einschalten den Schalter nach rechts." — "Turn the switch to the right to turn it on."

What level is drehen in German?

drehen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the making & building vocabulary.

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