verhören
B2to interrogate / question / examine
- English meaning
- to interrogate / question / examine
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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verhören in a sentence
Die Polizei verhörte den Zeugen intensive.
The police interrogated the witness intensively.
Conjugation of verhören
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- verhörte
- Perfect
- hat verhört
Word family
verhören is built from hören (to hear/listen). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where verhören comes from
Ableitung vom Verb hören mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) ver-
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Questions about verhören
How do you conjugate verhören?
Present tense: verhöre, verhörst, verhört, verhören, verhört, verhören. Simple past: verhörte. Perfect: hat verhört.
What does verhören mean in English?
verhören means "to interrogate / question / examine". For example: "Die Polizei verhörte den Zeugen intensive." — "The police interrogated the witness intensively."
What level is verhören in German?
verhören is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.
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