fortpflanzen

B2

to propogate / reproduce

English meaning
to propogate / reproduce
Vocabulary package
Animals

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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.

ichpflanze fort
dupflanzt fort
er/sie/eser/sie/es pflanzt fort
wirpflanzen fort
ihrpflanzt fort
sie/Siepflanzen fort
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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