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eilen

B1

hurry

English meaning
hurry
Vocabulary package
Travelling & Moving About

eilen in a sentence

Es eilt sehr. Bitte machen Sie schnell.

It's very urgent. Please hurry.

Conjugation of eilen

icheile
dueilst
er/sie/eseilt
wireilen
ihreilt
sie/Sieeilen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
eilte
Perfect
ist geeilt

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Where eilen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch īlen, althochdeutsch īl(l)en, belegt seit dem 9. Jahrhundert. Die weitere Herkunft ist unklar.

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Questions about eilen

How do you conjugate eilen?

Present tense: eile, eilst, eilt, eilen, eilt, eilen. Simple past: eilte. Perfect: ist geeilt.

What does eilen mean in English?

eilen means "hurry". For example: "Es eilt sehr. Bitte machen Sie schnell." — "It's very urgent. Please hurry."

What level is eilen in German?

eilen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the travelling & moving about vocabulary.

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