stauen
B2to dam / stop the flow
- English meaning
- to dam / stop the flow
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stauen in a sentence
Der Fluss staut sich an der Brücke.
Conjugation of stauen
- 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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