entführen

B2

to kidnap / abduct

English meaning
to kidnap / abduct
Vocabulary package
Crime & Police

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entführen in a sentence

Der Täter entführte das Kind vor Gericht.

The perpetrator kidnapped the child before court.

Conjugation of entführen

ichentführe
duentführst
er/sie/esentführt
wirentführen
ihrentführt
sie/Sieentführen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
entführte
Perfect
hat entführt

Word family

entführen is built from führen (lead). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where entführen comes from

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Questions about entführen

How do you conjugate entführen?

Present tense: entführe, entführst, entführt, entführen, entführt, entführen. Simple past: entführte. Perfect: hat entführt.

What does entführen mean in English?

entführen means "to kidnap / abduct". For example: "Der Täter entführte das Kind vor Gericht." — "The perpetrator kidnapped the child before court."

What level is entführen in German?

entführen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the crime & police vocabulary.

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