grämen

C1

to grieve

English meaning
to grieve
Vocabulary package
Sadness & Grief

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grämen in a sentence

Sie grämen sich um ihren verlorenen Freund.

Conjugation of grämen

ichgräme
dugrämst
er/sie/eser/sie/es grämt
wirgrämen
ihrgrämt
sie/Siegrämen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
grämte
Perfect
hat gegrämt

Where grämen comes from

etymologisch: mittelhochdeutsch gremen/gremmen, althochdeutsch gremen/gremmen, in der ursprünglichen Bedeutung „zornig, wütend machen“, einer Ableitung zum Adjektiv gram :strukturell:

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Questions about grämen

How do you conjugate grämen?

Present tense: ich gräme, du grämst, er/sie/es grämt, wir grämen, ihr grämt, sie grämen. Simple past: grämte. Perfect: hat gegrämt.

What does grämen mean in English?

grämen means "to grieve". For example: "Sie grämen sich um ihren verlorenen Freund."

What level is grämen in German?

grämen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the sadness & grief vocabulary.

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