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stillen

A2

to breastfeed

English meaning
to breastfeed
Vocabulary package
Pregnancy & Birth

stillen in a sentence

Sie stillt ihr Baby jeden Morgen.

She breastfeeds her baby every morning.

Conjugation of stillen

ichstille
dustillst
er/sie/esstillt
wirstillen
ihrstillt
sie/Siestillen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
stillte
Perfect
hat gestillt

Word family

stillen is built from der Stil (style). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about stillen

How do you conjugate stillen?

Present tense: stille, stillst, stillt, stillen, stillt, stillen. Simple past: stillte. Perfect: hat gestillt.

What does stillen mean in English?

stillen means "to breastfeed". For example: "Sie stillt ihr Baby jeden Morgen." — "She breastfeeds her baby every morning."

What level is stillen in German?

stillen is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the pregnancy & birth vocabulary.

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