heben
B1to lift, raise
- English meaning
- to lift, raise
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heben in a sentence
Kannst du mir helfen? Das Paket kann ich allein nicht heben.
Can you help me? I can't lift the package alone.
Conjugation of heben
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- hob
- Perfect
- hat gehoben
Word family
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Where heben comes from
mittelhochdeutsch heben oder heven, althochdeutsch hevan, heffan, heffen, was damals „fassen, packen, ergreifen und nehmen“ bedeutete.
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Questions about heben
How do you conjugate heben?
Present tense: ich hebe, du hebst, er hebt, wir heben, ihr hebt, sie heben. Simple past: hob. Perfect: hat gehoben.
What does heben mean in English?
heben means "to lift, raise". For example: "Kannst du mir helfen? Das Paket kann ich allein nicht heben." — "Can you help me? I can't lift the package alone."
What level is heben in German?
heben is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the carrying & moving things vocabulary.
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