entstehen

B1

arise, form

English meaning
arise, form
Vocabulary package
Change & Development

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entstehen in a sentence

Hier entsteht ein neues Einkaufszentrum.

A new shopping centre is being built here.

Conjugation of entstehen

ichentstehe
duentstehst
er/sie/esentsteht
wirentstehen
ihrentsteht
sie/Sieentstehen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
entstand
Perfect
ist entstanden

Word family

entstehen is built from stehen (stand). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where entstehen comes from

etymologisch: mittelhochdeutsch enstân, entstân „verstehen, wahrnehmen“, althochdeutsch instantan, intstān, intstēn „verstehen“; das Wort ist seit dem 8. Jahrhundert belegt. :strukturell:

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Questions about entstehen

How do you conjugate entstehen?

Present tense: entstehe, entstehst, entsteht, entstehen, entsteht, entstehen. Simple past: entstand. Perfect: ist entstanden.

What does entstehen mean in English?

entstehen means "arise, form". For example: "Hier entsteht ein neues Einkaufszentrum." — "A new shopping centre is being built here."

What level is entstehen in German?

entstehen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the change & development vocabulary.

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