sühnen

to atone for

English meaning: to atone for
CEFR level: German C1 vocabulary list
Vocabulary package: Religion & Belief
Dictionary: German words with S

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sühnen in a sentence

Er versuchte, seine Schuld zu sühnen.
He tried to atone for his guilt.

Conjugation of sühnen

ichsühne

dusühnst

er/sie/essühnt

wirsühnen

ihrsühnt

sie/Siesühnen

Simple past (er/sie/es): sühnte
Perfect: hat gesühnt

Where sühnen comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch süenen, suonen „versöhnen, ausgleichen, abhelfen, beseitigen“, althochdeutsch suonen „richten, einen Ausgleich herbeiführen“ (8. Jahrhundert).

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Words that go with sühnen

die Abteian abbey = group of buildings housing a monastery or convent, centred on an abbey church or cathedral, and under the direction of an abbot or abbess die AllerheiligstesHoly of Holies die Andachta prayer / silent worship (wenig benutzt)der Auserwähltethe chosen one der Banna spell / jinx / ban / excommunication der Baum der Erkenntnisthe Tree of Knowledge das Bekenntnisconfession das Bistumdiocese / see = a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church das Brandopfera burnt sacrifice der Diakona deacon = an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest das Dogmadogma / doctrine die Dogmatikdogmatics / dogmatic theology

Questions about sühnen

How do you conjugate sühnen?

Present tense: sühne, sühnst, sühnt, sühnen, sühnt, sühnen. Simple past: sühnte. Perfect: hat gesühnt.

What does sühnen mean in English?

sühnen means "to atone for". For example: "Er versuchte, seine Schuld zu sühnen." — "He tried to atone for his guilt."

What level is sühnen in German?

sühnen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the religion & belief vocabulary.

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