kompromittieren

B2

to compromise

English meaning
to compromise

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kompromittieren in a sentence

Er wollte die Zeugin nicht kompromittieren.

He did not want to compromise the witness.

Conjugation of kompromittieren

ichkompromittiere
dukompromittierst
er/sie/eskompromittiert
wirkompromittieren
ihrkompromittiert
sie/Siekompromittieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
kompromittierte
Perfect
hat kompromittiert

Where kompromittieren comes from

vom gleichbedeutenden französischen Verb compromettre, abgeleitet vom lateinischen Verb compromittere „sich gegenseitig versprechen“

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Questions about kompromittieren

How do you conjugate kompromittieren?

Present tense: kompromittiere, kompromittierst, kompromittiert, kompromittieren, kompromittiert, kompromittieren. Simple past: kompromittierte. Perfect: hat kompromittiert.

What does kompromittieren mean in English?

kompromittieren means "to compromise". For example: "Er wollte die Zeugin nicht kompromittieren." — "He did not want to compromise the witness."

What level is kompromittieren in German?

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

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