unterdrücken
B2to oppress / suppress / quash / hold down
- English meaning
- to oppress / suppress / quash / hold down
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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unterdrücken in a sentence
Die Diktatur unterdrückte die Bevölkerung brutal.
The dictatorship oppressed the population brutally.
Conjugation of unterdrücken
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- unterdrückte
- Perfect
- hat unterdrückt
Word family
unterdrücken is built from erdrücken (to crush / overwhelm), drücken (to press; squeeze) and der Rücken (back (body)). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where unterdrücken comes from
Derivation (Ableitung) zum Verb drücken mit dem Derivatem unter-
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Questions about unterdrücken
How do you conjugate unterdrücken?
Present tense: unterdrücke, unterdrückst, unterdrückt, unterdrücken, unterdrückt, unterdrücken. Simple past: unterdrückte. Perfect: hat unterdrückt.
What does unterdrücken mean in English?
unterdrücken means "to oppress / suppress / quash / hold down". For example: "Die Diktatur unterdrückte die Bevölkerung brutal." — "The dictatorship oppressed the population brutally."
What level is unterdrücken in German?
unterdrücken is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the equality & discrimination vocabulary.
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