untersagen
B2to prohibit / interdict (interdict = authoritative prohibition)
- English meaning
- to prohibit / interdict (interdict = authoritative prohibition)
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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untersagen in a sentence
Das Gesetz untersagt den Handel mit Waffen.
The law prohibits the trade in weapons.
Conjugation of untersagen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- untersagte
- Perfect
- hat untersagt
Word family
untersagen is built from unter (under, below) and sagen (to say). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where untersagen comes from
mittelhochdeutsch: undersagen, althochdeutsch: untarsagēn („gesprächsweise mitteilen“, aber auch „verbieten“)
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Questions about untersagen
How do you conjugate untersagen?
Present tense: untersage, untersagst, untersagt, untersagen, untersagt, untersagen. Simple past: untersagte. Perfect: hat untersagt.
What does untersagen mean in English?
untersagen means "to prohibit / interdict (interdict = authoritative prohibition)". For example: "Das Gesetz untersagt den Handel mit Waffen." — "The law prohibits the trade in weapons."
What level is untersagen in German?
untersagen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.
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