fließen

B1

to flow

English meaning
to flow
Vocabulary package
Water, Rivers & Sea

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fließen in a sentence

Dieser Fluss fließt in die Nordsee.

This river flows into the North Sea.

Conjugation of fließen

ichfließe
dufließt
er/sie/esfließt
wirfließen
ihrfließt
sie/Siefließen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
floss
Perfect
ist geflossen

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Where fließen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch vliezen, althochdeutsch fliozan, germanisch *fleut-a- „fließen“. Zugrunde liegt indogermanisch *pleud-, eine Erweiterung zu idg. *pleu- „fließen“, zu idg. *pelə- „gießen, füllen“. Nicht verwandt ist fließen mit lat.

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Questions about fließen

How do you conjugate fließen?

Present tense: fließe, fließt, fließt, fließen, fließt, fließen. Simple past: floss. Perfect: ist geflossen.

What does fließen mean in English?

fließen means "to flow". For example: "Dieser Fluss fließt in die Nordsee." — "This river flows into the North Sea."

What level is fließen in German?

fließen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the water, rivers & sea vocabulary.

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