gebrauchen
B1to use
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- to use
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gebrauchen in a sentence
Wir können diese Möbel gut gebrauchen.
We can use these furniture well.
Conjugation of gebrauchen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- gebrauchte
- Perfect
- hat gebraucht
Word family
gebrauchen is built from rauchen (smoke). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where gebrauchen comes from
etymologisch: von mittelhochdeutsch gebrûchen, althochdeutsch gibrûhhan verstärkend zu „brauchen“ in der Bedeutung „verwenden“ :strukturell:
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Questions about gebrauchen
How do you conjugate gebrauchen?
Present tense: gebrauche, gebrauchst, gebraucht, gebrauchen, gebraucht, gebrauchen. Simple past: gebrauchte. Perfect: hat gebraucht.
What does gebrauchen mean in English?
gebrauchen means "to use". For example: "Wir können diese Möbel gut gebrauchen." — "We can use these furniture well."
What level is gebrauchen in German?
gebrauchen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the working & doing vocabulary.
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