streben
B2to strive / aspire
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- to strive / aspire
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streben in a sentence
Er strebte danach, seine Träume zu verwirklichen.
He strove to realize his dreams.
Conjugation of streben
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- strebte
- Perfect
- hat gestrebt
Word family
streben is built from eben (just, even). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where streben comes from
11. Jahrhundert, mittelfränkisch strevôn :mittelhochdeutsch streben, althochdeutsch strebēn, eigentlich = sich (angestrengt) bewegen, kämpfen, älter auch: steif sein, sich strecken, vielleicht verwandt mit starren
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Questions about streben
How do you conjugate streben?
Present tense: ich strebe, du strebst, er strebt, wir streben, ihr strebt, sie streben. Simple past: strebte. Perfect: hat gestrebt.
What does streben mean in English?
streben means "to strive / aspire". For example: "Er strebte danach, seine Träume zu verwirklichen." — "He strove to realize his dreams."
What level is streben in German?
streben is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the motivation & willpower vocabulary.
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