untertan
C1subservient
- English meaning
- subservient
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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- Power & Influence
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- German words with U
untertan in a sentence
Die untertan machte Bevölkerung konnte nicht rebellieren.
The subservient population could not rebel.
Word family
untertan is built from unter (under, below). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where untertan comes from
mittelhochdeutsch undertān(e) :Ableitung des Substantivs aus dem Adjektiv untertan durch Konversion
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What does untertan mean in English?
untertan means "subservient". For example: "Die untertan machte Bevölkerung konnte nicht rebellieren." — "The subservient population could not rebel."
What level is untertan in German?
untertan is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the power & influence vocabulary.
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