überfordern
B2to ask too much of / overstrain
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- to ask too much of / overstrain
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überfordern in a sentence
Man darf die Schüler nicht überfordern.
One must not overstrain the students.
Conjugation of überfordern
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- überforderte
- Perfect
- hat überfordert
Word family
überfordern is built from fordern (to demand) and über (over, across). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Questions about überfordern
How do you conjugate überfordern?
Present tense: ich überfordere, du überforderst, er/sie/es überfordert, wir überfordern, ihr überfordert, sie überfordern. Simple past: überforderte. Perfect: hat überfordert.
What does überfordern mean in English?
überfordern means "to ask too much of / overstrain". For example: "Man darf die Schüler nicht überfordern." — "One must not overstrain the students."
What level is überfordern in German?
überfordern is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the stress & pressure vocabulary.
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