heiraten
A1to marry
- English meaning
- to marry
- CEFR level
- A1 — Beginner
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- Marriage & Weddings
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heiraten in a sentence
Meine Schwester heiratet einen Japaner.
My sister is marrying a Japanese man.
Conjugation of heiraten
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- heiratete
- Perfect
- hat geheiratet
Word family
heiraten is built from raten (to guess, advise). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where heiraten comes from
althochdeutsch „hīwen“, mittelhochdeutsch „hīrāten“
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Questions about heiraten
How do you conjugate heiraten?
Present tense: ich heirate, du heiratest, er/sie/es heiratet, wir heiraten, ihr heiratet, sie heiraten. Simple past: heiratete. Perfect: hat geheiratet.
What does heiraten mean in English?
heiraten means "to marry". For example: "Meine Schwester heiratet einen Japaner." — "My sister is marrying a Japanese man."
What level is heiraten in German?
heiraten is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the marriage & weddings vocabulary.
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