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rangeln

B2

to wrangle / wrestle / jockey

English meaning
to wrangle / wrestle / jockey
Vocabulary package
Individual Sports

rangeln in a sentence

Die Wrestler rangeln um die beste Position.

The wrestlers grapple for the best position.

Conjugation of rangeln

ichrangle
durangelst
er/sie/esrangelt
wirrangeln
ihrrangelt
sie/Sierangeln
Simple past (er/sie/es)
rangelte
Perfect
hat gerangelt

Word family

rangeln is built from der Rang (rank, importance). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where rangeln comes from

Intensivbildung / Iterativbildung zum en Verb rangen „sich hin und her bewegen, mit Begierde streben“, wrangen „ringen, kämpfen“; siehe auch Range

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Questions about rangeln

How do you conjugate rangeln?

Present tense: rangle, rangelst, rangelt, rangeln, rangelt, rangeln. Simple past: rangelte. Perfect: hat gerangelt.

What does rangeln mean in English?

rangeln means "to wrangle / wrestle / jockey". For example: "Die Wrestler rangeln um die beste Position." — "The wrestlers grapple for the best position."

What level is rangeln in German?

rangeln is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the individual sports vocabulary.

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