fotografieren

A2

take photos

English meaning
take photos
Vocabulary package
Photography & Video

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fotografieren in a sentence

hat fotografiert

Did you take photos?

Conjugation of fotografieren

ichfotografiere
dufotografierst
er/sie/esfotografiert
wirfotografieren
ihrfotografiert
sie/Siefotografieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
fotografierte
Perfect
hat fotografiert

Word family

fotografieren is built from die Fotografie (photography). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where fotografieren comes from

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Questions about fotografieren

How do you conjugate fotografieren?

Present tense: fotografiere, fotografierst, fotografiert, fotografieren, fotografiert, fotografieren. Simple past: fotografierte. Perfect: hat fotografiert.

What does fotografieren mean in English?

fotografieren means "take photos". For example: "hat fotografiert" — "Did you take photos?"

What level is fotografieren in German?

fotografieren is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the photography & video vocabulary.

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