messen

B1

measure

English meaning
measure
Vocabulary package
Measurements & Units

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messen in a sentence

Haben Sie schon Fieber gemessen?

Have you measured the fever already?

Conjugation of messen

ichmesse
dumisst
er/sie/eser/sie/es misst
wirmessen
ihrmesst
sie/Siemessen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
maß
Perfect
hat gemessen

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Where messen comes from

Der Begriff geht über mittelhochdeutsch mezzen und althochdeutsch mezzan auf germanisch *met–a– „messen“ zurück; zugrunde liegt vermutlich indogermanisch *me– „messen, abstecken“

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Questions about messen

How do you conjugate messen?

Present tense: ich messe, du misst, er/sie/es misst, wir messen, ihr messt, sie messen. Simple past: maß. Perfect: hat gemessen.

What does messen mean in English?

messen means "measure". For example: "Haben Sie schon Fieber gemessen?" — "Have you measured the fever already?"

What level is messen in German?

messen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the measurements & units vocabulary.

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