erkennen
B1recognize, identify
- English meaning
- recognize, identify
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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erkennen in a sentence
Ich habe Roberto gleich an seiner Stimme erkannt.
I recognized Roberto immediately by his voice.
Conjugation of erkennen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- erkannte
- Perfect
- hat erkannt
Where erkennen comes from
angelsächsisch âcennan = „gebären, zeugen“ (schon im Beowulf); althochdeutsch archennan, mittelhochdeutsch erkennen. Es wurde zur Übersetzung von lateinisch agnoscere und cognoscere verwendet.
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Questions about erkennen
How do you conjugate erkennen?
Present tense: erkenne, erkennst, erkennt, erkennen, erkennt, erkennen. Simple past: erkannte. Perfect: hat erkannt.
What does erkennen mean in English?
erkennen means "recognize, identify". For example: "Ich habe Roberto gleich an seiner Stimme erkannt." — "I recognized Roberto immediately by his voice."
What level is erkennen in German?
erkennen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the looking & seeing vocabulary.
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