stauen

B2

to dam / stop the flow

English meaning
to dam / stop the flow
Vocabulary package
Water, Rivers & Sea

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stauen in a sentence

Der Fluss staut sich an der Brücke.

Conjugation of stauen

ichstaue
dustaust
er/sie/esstaut
wirstauen
ihrstaut
sie/Siestauen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
staute
Perfect
hat gestaut

Word family

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Where stauen comes from

[1] im 17. Jahrhundert von mittelniederdeutsch stouwen „hemmen, zum Stillstand bringen“ entlehnt

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Questions about stauen

How do you conjugate stauen?

Present tense: staue, staust, staut, stauen, staut, stauen. Simple past: staute. Perfect: hat gestaut.

What does stauen mean in English?

stauen means "to dam / stop the flow". For example: "Der Fluss staut sich an der Brücke."

What level is stauen in German?

stauen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the water, rivers & sea vocabulary.

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