schreiben
A1to write
- English meaning
- to write
- CEFR level
- A1 — Beginner
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schreiben in a sentence
Er schreibt jeden Tag fünfzig E-Mails.
He writes fifty e-mails every day.
Conjugation of schreiben
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- schrieb
- Perfect
- hat geschrieben
Word family
schreiben is built from der Schrei (cry / scream / shout) and reiben (to grate). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Where schreiben comes from
mittelhochdeutsch schrīben, von althochdeutsch scrīban (beide mit der Bedeutung „schreiben“) gehen auf das lateinische scribere „schreiben“, zurück..
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Questions about schreiben
How do you conjugate schreiben?
Present tense: ich schreibe, du schreibst, er/sie/es schreibt, wir schreiben, ihr schreibt, sie schreiben. Simple past: schrieb. Perfect: hat geschrieben.
What does schreiben mean in English?
schreiben means "to write". For example: "Er schreibt jeden Tag fünfzig E-Mails." — "He writes fifty e-mails every day."
What level is schreiben in German?
schreiben is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the writing & spelling vocabulary.
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