trösten

A2

to comfort

English meaning
to comfort
Vocabulary package
Kindness & Sympathy

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trösten in a sentence

Er versuchte, seine weinende Schwester zu trösten.

He tried to comfort his crying sister.

Conjugation of trösten

ichtröste
dutröstest
er/sie/eströstet
wirtrösten
ihrtröstet
sie/Sietrösten
Simple past (er/sie/es)
tröstete
Perfect
hat getröstet

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Questions about trösten

How do you conjugate trösten?

Present tense: ich tröste, du tröstest, er tröstet, wir trösten, ihr tröstet, sie trösten. Simple past: tröstete. Perfect: hat getröstet.

What does trösten mean in English?

trösten means "to comfort". For example: "Er versuchte, seine weinende Schwester zu trösten." — "He tried to comfort his crying sister."

What level is trösten in German?

trösten is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the kindness & sympathy vocabulary.

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