küren

C1

to choose / elect

English meaning
to choose / elect
Vocabulary package
Elections & Voting

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küren in a sentence

Wir müssen noch den neuen Chef küren.

Conjugation of küren

ichküre
dukürst
er/sie/eskürt
wirküren
ihrkürt
sie/Sieküren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
kürte
Perfect
hat gekürt

Where küren comes from

Die Ableitung küren zum Substantiv churi, kür ist laut Duden seit dem 17. Jahrhundert belegt. Pfeifer datiert das Verb ins Mittelhochdeutsche, also etwas früher.

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Questions about küren

How do you conjugate küren?

Present tense: küre, kürst, kürt, küren, kürt, küren. Simple past: kürte. Perfect: hat gekürt.

What does küren mean in English?

küren means "to choose / elect". For example: "Wir müssen noch den neuen Chef küren."

What level is küren in German?

küren is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the elections & voting vocabulary.

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