trauen

B1

to dare, trust oneself

English meaning
to dare, trust oneself
Vocabulary package
Confidence & Self-Esteem

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trauen in a sentence

Ich traue mir diese Aufgabe zu.

I trust myself to do this task.

Conjugation of trauen

ichtraue
dutraust
er/sie/estraut
wirtrauen
ihrtraut
sie/Sietrauen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
traute
Perfect
hat getraut

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Questions about trauen

How do you conjugate trauen?

Present tense: traue, traust, traut, trauen, traut, trauen. Simple past: traute. Perfect: hat getraut.

What does trauen mean in English?

trauen means "to dare, trust oneself". For example: "Ich traue mir diese Aufgabe zu." — "I trust myself to do this task."

What level is trauen in German?

trauen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the confidence & self-esteem vocabulary.

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