überliefern
B2to hand down / pass down
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- to hand down / pass down
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überliefern in a sentence
Diese Geschichte wurde von Generation zu Generation überliefert.
This story was passed down from generation to generation.
Conjugation of überliefern
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- überlieferte
- Perfect
- hat überliefert
Word family
überliefern is built from liefern (deliver) and über (over, across). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where überliefern comes from
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Questions about überliefern
How do you conjugate überliefern?
Present tense: ich überliefere, du überlieferst, er/sie/es überliefert, wir überliefern, ihr überliefert, sie überliefern. Simple past: überlieferte. Perfect: hat überliefert.
What does überliefern mean in English?
überliefern means "to hand down / pass down". For example: "Diese Geschichte wurde von Generation zu Generation überliefert." — "This story was passed down from generation to generation."
What level is überliefern in German?
überliefern is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the books & literature vocabulary.
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