erstaunen
B1to astonish
- English meaning
- to astonish
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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erstaunen in a sentence
Die Nachricht hat alle sehr erstaunt.
The news astonished everyone greatly.
Conjugation of erstaunen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- erstaunte
- Perfect
- hat erstaunt
Word family
erstaunen is built from erst (first, only). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Questions about erstaunen
How do you conjugate erstaunen?
Present tense: ich erstaune, du erstaunst, er erstaunt, wir erstaunen, ihr erstaunt, sie erstaunen. Simple past: erstaunte. Perfect: hat erstaunt.
What does erstaunen mean in English?
erstaunen means "to astonish". For example: "Die Nachricht hat alle sehr erstaunt." — "The news astonished everyone greatly."
What level is erstaunen in German?
erstaunen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the surprise & shock vocabulary.
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