verklingen

C1

to die away / fade away

English meaning
to die away / fade away
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Speaking & Talking

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verklingen in a sentence

Seine Stimme verklingt langsam in der Ferne.

His voice fades away slowly in the distance.

Conjugation of verklingen

ichverklinge
duverklingst
er/sie/esverklingt
wirverklingen
ihrverklingt
sie/Sieverklingen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verklang
Perfect
ist verklungen

Word family

verklingen is built from klingen (sound). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where verklingen comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) des Verbs klingen mit dem Präfix ver-

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Questions about verklingen

How do you conjugate verklingen?

Present tense: verklinge, verklingst, verklingt, verklingen, verklingt, verklingen. Simple past: verklang. Perfect: ist verklungen.

What does verklingen mean in English?

verklingen means "to die away / fade away". For example: "Seine Stimme verklingt langsam in der Ferne." — "His voice fades away slowly in the distance."

What level is verklingen in German?

verklingen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the speaking & talking vocabulary.

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