nützen

B1

to be useful

English meaning
to be useful
Vocabulary package
Medicine & Treatment

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nützen in a sentence

Ich habe jeden Tag eine Tablette genommen. Aber es hat nichts genützt.

I took a pill every day. But it didn't help.

Conjugation of nützen

ichnütze
dunützt
er/sie/eser/sie/es nützt
wirnützen
ihrnützt
sie/Sienützen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
nützte
Perfect
hat genützt

Where nützen comes from

Erbwort von mittelhochdeutsch nutzen oder nützen, zu althochdeutsch nuzzôn, nuzjan

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How do you conjugate nützen?

Present tense: ich nütze, du nützt, er/sie/es nützt, wir nützen, ihr nützt, sie nützen. Simple past: nützte. Perfect: hat genützt.

What does nützen mean in English?

nützen means "to be useful". For example: "Ich habe jeden Tag eine Tablette genommen. Aber es hat nichts genützt." — "I took a pill every day. But it didn't help."

What level is nützen in German?

nützen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the medicine & treatment vocabulary.

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