plündern

B2

to plunder (loot / pillage)

English meaning
to plunder (loot / pillage)
Vocabulary package
War & Peace

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plündern in a sentence

Der Soldat plündert die Stadt während des Krieges.

The soldier plunders the city during the war.

Conjugation of plündern

ichplündere
duplünderst
er/sie/eser/sie/es plündert
wirplündern
ihrplündert
sie/Sieplündern
Simple past (er/sie/es)
plünderte
Perfect
hat geplündert

Where plündern comes from

mittelhochdeutsch plundern „Plunder nehmen, rauben“, mittelniederdeutsch/mittelniederländisch plunderen; das Wort ist seit dem 14. Jahrhundert belegt

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Questions about plündern

How do you conjugate plündern?

Present tense: ich plündere, du plünderst, er/sie/es plündert, wir plündern, ihr plündert, sie plündern. Simple past: plünderte. Perfect: hat geplündert.

What does plündern mean in English?

plündern means "to plunder (loot / pillage)". For example: "Der Soldat plündert die Stadt während des Krieges." — "The soldier plunders the city during the war."

What level is plündern in German?

plündern is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the war & peace vocabulary.

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