irren

B1

to make mistake

English meaning
to make mistake
Vocabulary package
Thinking & Knowledge

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irren in a sentence

Du irrst dich. Das Auto war nicht grün, sondern rot.

You're mistaken. The car wasn't green, but red.

Conjugation of irren

ichirre
duirrst
er/sie/eser/sie/es irrt
wirirren
ihrirrt
sie/Sieirren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
irrte
Perfect
hat geirrt

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Questions about irren

How do you conjugate irren?

Present tense: ich irre, du irrst, er/sie/es irrt, wir irren, ihr irrt, sie irren. Simple past: irrte. Perfect: hat geirrt.

What does irren mean in English?

irren means "to make mistake". For example: "Du irrst dich. Das Auto war nicht grün, sondern rot." — "You're mistaken. The car wasn't green, but red."

What level is irren in German?

irren is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the thinking & knowledge vocabulary.

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