flennen

B2

to blubber / blub / cry heavily

English meaning
to blubber / blub / cry heavily
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flennen in a sentence

Das Kind flennt im Kindergarten.

The child cries heavily in kindergarten.

Conjugation of flennen

ichflenne
duflennst
er/sie/eser/sie/es flennt
wirflennen
ihrflennt
sie/Sieflennen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
flennte
Perfect
hat geflennt

Where flennen comes from

Das Wort ist seit dem 15. Jahrhundert belegt. Verwandt ist althochdeutsch „flannēn“ „den Mund verziehen“. Die weitere Herkunft des Wortes ist unklar.

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Questions about flennen

How do you conjugate flennen?

Present tense: ich flenne, du flennst, er/sie/es flennt, wir flennen, ihr flennt, sie flennen. Simple past: flennte. Perfect: hat geflennt.

What does flennen mean in English?

flennen means "to blubber / blub / cry heavily". For example: "Das Kind flennt im Kindergarten." — "The child cries heavily in kindergarten."

What level is flennen in German?

flennen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the happiness & joy vocabulary.

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