heiraten

A1

to marry

English meaning
to marry
Vocabulary package
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

ichheirate
duheiratest
er/sie/eser/sie/es heiratet
wirheiraten
ihrheiratet
sie/Sieheiraten
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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