führen

B1

lead

English meaning
lead
Vocabulary package
Working & Doing

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führen in a sentence

Der Lehrer führt seine Schüler durch das Museum.

The teacher leads his students through the museum.

Conjugation of führen

ichführe
duführst
er/sie/esführt
wirführen
ihrführt
sie/Sieführen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
führte
Perfect
hat geführt

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Where führen comes from

Mittelhochdeutsch „vüeren“, althochdeutsch „fuoren“, Kausativ zu fahren. Das Wort ist seit dem 8. Jahrhundert belegt.

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Questions about führen

How do you conjugate führen?

Present tense: führe, führst, führt, führen, führt, führen. Simple past: führte. Perfect: hat geführt.

What does führen mean in English?

führen means "lead". For example: "Der Lehrer führt seine Schüler durch das Museum." — "The teacher leads his students through the museum."

What level is führen in German?

führen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the working & doing vocabulary.

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