entwirren

to unravel / untangle / unscramble

English meaning: to unravel / untangle / unscramble
CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate
Dictionary: German words with E

entwirren in a sentence

Sie entwirrt die verwickelten Schnüre langsam.
She unravels the tangled strings slowly.

Conjugation of entwirren

ichentwirre

duentwirrst

er/sie/esentwirrt

wirentwirren

ihrentwirrt

sie/Sieentwirren

Simple past (er/sie/es): entwirrte
Perfect: hat entwirrt

Word family

entwirren is built from irren (to make mistake). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where entwirren comes from

strukturell:

Words that go with entwirren

abblätternto flake off / peel abbringento dissuade abfedernto cushion / absorb a shock abgesondertseparate / isolated / incommunicado abklingento fade away / die away / subside ablassento drain / let off / blow off / desist absägento saw off / down absaufento drown / flood abschirmento protect / shield / screen / insulate abschottento seal off / screen absenkento lower / sink abtupfento blot / dab away

Questions about entwirren

How do you conjugate entwirren?

Present tense: ich entwirre, du entwirrst, er entwirrt, wir entwirren, ihr entwirrt, sie entwirren. Simple past: entwirrte. Perfect: hat entwirrt.

What does entwirren mean in English?

entwirren means "to unravel / untangle / unscramble". For example: "Sie entwirrt die verwickelten Schnüre langsam." — "She unravels the tangled strings slowly."

What level is entwirren in German?

entwirren is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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