fortpflanzen
B2to propogate / reproduce
- English meaning
- to propogate / reproduce
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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fortpflanzen in a sentence
Viele Tiere fortpflanzen sich im Frühling.
Many animals reproduce in spring.
Conjugation of fortpflanzen
fortpflanzen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- pflanzte fort
- Perfect
- hat fortgepflanzt
Word family
fortpflanzen is built from pflanzen (to plant). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Questions about fortpflanzen
How do you conjugate fortpflanzen?
Present tense: ich pflanze fort, du pflanzt fort, er/sie/es pflanzt fort, wir pflanzen fort, ihr pflanzt fort, sie pflanzen fort. Simple past: pflanzte fort. Perfect: hat fortgepflanzt. fortpflanzen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.
What does fortpflanzen mean in English?
fortpflanzen means "to propogate / reproduce". For example: "Viele Tiere fortpflanzen sich im Frühling." — "Many animals reproduce in spring."
What level is fortpflanzen in German?
fortpflanzen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the animals vocabulary.
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