scheitern

B1

to fail, to fall through

English meaning
to fail, to fall through
Vocabulary package
Disappointment & Regret

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scheitern in a sentence

Das Projekt ist leider gescheitert.

The project unfortunately failed.

Conjugation of scheitern

ichscheitere
duscheiterst
er/sie/esscheitert
wirscheitern
ihrscheitert
sie/Siescheitern
Simple past (er/sie/es)
scheiterte
Perfect
ist gescheitert

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Questions about scheitern

How do you conjugate scheitern?

Present tense: scheitere, scheiterst, scheitert, scheitern, scheitert, scheitern. Simple past: scheiterte. Perfect: ist gescheitert.

What does scheitern mean in English?

scheitern means "to fail, to fall through". For example: "Das Projekt ist leider gescheitert." — "The project unfortunately failed."

What level is scheitern in German?

scheitern is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the disappointment & regret vocabulary.

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