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frieren

B1

freeze

English meaning
freeze
Vocabulary package
Senses & Perception

frieren in a sentence

Wenn Sie frieren, mache ich das Fenster wieder zu.

If you're freezing, I'll close the window again.

Conjugation of frieren

ichfriere
dufrierst
er/sie/esfriert
wirfrieren
ihrfriert
sie/Siefrieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
fror
Perfect
hat gefroren

Where frieren comes from

[1, 2] Althochdeutsch friosan, mittelhochdeutsch vriesen; vergleiche altenglisch frēosan, mittelniederdeutsch vrēsen, altnordisch frjōsa. Urverwandt sind etwa altindisch pruṣvā ‚Tautropfen‘ und lateinisch pruīna.

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Questions about frieren

How do you conjugate frieren?

Present tense: friere, frierst, friert, frieren, friert, frieren. Simple past: fror. Perfect: hat gefroren.

What does frieren mean in English?

frieren means "freeze". For example: "Wenn Sie frieren, mache ich das Fenster wieder zu." — "If you're freezing, I'll close the window again."

What level is frieren in German?

frieren is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the senses & perception vocabulary.

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