lasten
B2to burden / weigh / oppress
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- to burden / weigh / oppress
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lasten in a sentence
Die Verantwortung lastet auf seinen Schultern.
The responsibility weighs on his shoulders.
Conjugation of lasten
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- lastete
- Perfect
- hat gelastet
Word family
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Where lasten comes from
Erbwort von spätmittelhochdeutsch lasten, zu mittelhochdeutsch lesten „beladen, belästigen, beschuldigen, laden“
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Questions about lasten
How do you conjugate lasten?
Present tense: laste, lastest, lastet, lasten, lastet, lasten. Simple past: lastete. Perfect: hat gelastet.
What does lasten mean in English?
lasten means "to burden / weigh / oppress". For example: "Die Verantwortung lastet auf seinen Schultern." — "The responsibility weighs on his shoulders."
What level is lasten in German?
lasten is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.
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