überführen

C1

to find guilty

English meaning
to find guilty
Vocabulary package
Law & Justice

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überführen in a sentence

Die Polizei konnte den Verdächtigen überführen.

The police were able to find the suspect guilty.

Conjugation of überführen

ichüberführe
duüberführst
er/sie/esüberführt
wirüberführen
ihrüberführt
sie/Sieüberführen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
überführte
Perfect
hat überführt

Word family

überführen is built from führen (lead) 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 überführen

How do you conjugate überführen?

Present tense: überführe, überführst, überführt, überführen, überführt, überführen. Simple past: überführte. Perfect: hat überführt.

What does überführen mean in English?

überführen means "to find guilty". For example: "Die Polizei konnte den Verdächtigen überführen." — "The police were able to find the suspect guilty."

What level is überführen in German?

überführen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.

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