intensivieren

B2

to intensify

English meaning
to intensify

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intensivieren in a sentence

Wir müssen unsere Anstrengungen intensivieren, um das Ziel zu erreichen.

We must intensify our efforts to reach the goal.

Conjugation of intensivieren

ichintensiviere
duintensivierst
er/sie/eser/sie/es intensiviert
wirintensivieren
ihrintensiviert
sie/Sieintensivieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
intensivierte
Perfect
hat intensiviert

Word family

intensivieren is built from intensiv (intensive). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where intensivieren comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) im 20. Jahrhundert zum Adjektiv intensiv, das im 18. Jahrhundert aus dem Französischen vom Adjektiv intensif entlehnt wurde, mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -ier und der Flexionsendung -en

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Questions about intensivieren

How do you conjugate intensivieren?

Present tense: ich intensiviere, du intensivierst, er/sie/es intensiviert, wir intensivieren, ihr intensiviert, sie intensivieren. Simple past: intensivierte. Perfect: hat intensiviert.

What does intensivieren mean in English?

intensivieren means "to intensify". For example: "Wir müssen unsere Anstrengungen intensivieren, um das Ziel zu erreichen." — "We must intensify our efforts to reach the goal."

What level is intensivieren in German?

intensivieren is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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