überlasten

B2

to overload / overburden

English meaning
to overload / overburden
Vocabulary package
Stress & Pressure

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überlasten in a sentence

Die vielen Aufgaben überlasten den jungen Mitarbeiter.

The many tasks overload the young employee.

Conjugation of überlasten

ichüberlaste
duüberlastest
er/sie/eser/sie/es überlastet
wirüberlasten
ihrüberlastet
sie/Sieüberlasten
Simple past (er/sie/es)
überlastete
Perfect
hat überlastet

Word family

überlasten is built from lasten (to burden / weigh / oppress) 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 überlasten

How do you conjugate überlasten?

Present tense: ich überlaste, du überlastest, er/sie/es überlastet, wir überlasten, ihr überlastet, sie überlasten. Simple past: überlastete. Perfect: hat überlastet.

What does überlasten mean in English?

überlasten means "to overload / overburden". For example: "Die vielen Aufgaben überlasten den jungen Mitarbeiter." — "The many tasks overload the young employee."

What level is überlasten in German?

überlasten is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the stress & pressure vocabulary.

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