gründen

B1

found, establish

English meaning
found, establish

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gründen in a sentence

Frau Bauer hat eine eigene Firma gegründet.

Ms. Bauer founded her own company.

Conjugation of gründen

ichgründe
dugründest
er/sie/esgründet
wirgründen
ihrgründet
sie/Siegründen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
gründete
Perfect
hat gegründet

Word family

gründen is built from grün (green). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where gründen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch gründen synonym althochdeutsch grunten „ergründen“ zu althochdeutsch grunt „Grund“

Words that go with gründen

Questions about gründen

How do you conjugate gründen?

Present tense: gründe, gründest, gründet, gründen, gründet, gründen. Simple past: gründete. Perfect: hat gegründet.

What does gründen mean in English?

gründen means "found, establish". For example: "Frau Bauer hat eine eigene Firma gegründet." — "Ms. Bauer founded her own company."

What level is gründen in German?

gründen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate.

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