missverstehen

B1

to misunderstand

English meaning
to misunderstand
Vocabulary package
Listening & Understanding

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missverstehen in a sentence

Bitte missverstehen Sie mich nicht.

Please do not misunderstand me.

Conjugation of missverstehen

ichmissverstehe
dumissverstehst
er/sie/eser/sie/es missversteht
wirmissverstehen
ihrmissversteht
sie/Siemissverstehen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
missverstand
Perfect
hat missverstanden

Word family

missverstehen is built from verstehen (understand), erstehen (to arise) and stehen (stand). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about missverstehen

How do you conjugate missverstehen?

Present tense: ich missverstehe, du missverstehst, er/sie/es missversteht, wir missverstehen, ihr missversteht, sie missverstehen. Simple past: missverstand. Perfect: hat missverstanden.

What does missverstehen mean in English?

missverstehen means "to misunderstand". For example: "Bitte missverstehen Sie mich nicht." — "Please do not misunderstand me."

What level is missverstehen in German?

missverstehen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the listening & understanding vocabulary.

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