langweilen

A2

to bore someone

English meaning
to bore someone
Vocabulary package
Boredom & Indifference

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langweilen in a sentence

Der Film langweilt mich total.

The movie bores me completely.

Conjugation of langweilen

ichlangweile
dulangweilst
er/sie/eslangweilt
wirlangweilen
ihrlangweilt
sie/Sielangweilen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
langweilte
Perfect
hat gelangweilt

Word family

langweilen is built from weilen (to soujourn / reside), eilen (hurry) and lang (long). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about langweilen

How do you conjugate langweilen?

Present tense: langweile, langweilst, langweilt, langweilen, langweilt, langweilen. Simple past: langweilte. Perfect: hat gelangweilt.

What does langweilen mean in English?

langweilen means "to bore someone". For example: "Der Film langweilt mich total." — "The movie bores me completely."

What level is langweilen in German?

langweilen is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the boredom & indifference vocabulary.

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