hängen

B1

to hang

English meaning
to hang
Vocabulary package
Furniture

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hängen in a sentence

Das Bild hängt schief.

The picture hangs crooked.

Conjugation of hängen

ichhänge
duhängst
er/sie/eshängt
wirhängen
ihrhängt
sie/Siehängen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
hing
Perfect
hat gehangen

Where hängen comes from

Die Entwicklung ist durch Koexistenz und Interferenz mit mehreren verwandten Verben charakterisiert: Mittelhochdeutsch hāhen (stark konjugiert) „aufhängen, henken; sich festhalten

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Questions about hängen

How do you conjugate hängen?

Present tense: ich hänge, du hängst, er hängt, wir hängen, ihr hängt, sie hängen. Simple past: hing. Perfect: hat gehangen.

What does hängen mean in English?

hängen means "to hang". For example: "Das Bild hängt schief." — "The picture hangs crooked."

What level is hängen in German?

hängen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the furniture vocabulary.

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