verlernen
B2to unlearn / forget
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- to unlearn / forget
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verlernen in a sentence
Man verlernt schnell, was man nicht übt.
You quickly forget what you don't practice.
Conjugation of verlernen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- verlernte
- Perfect
- hat verlernt
Word family
verlernen is built from lernen (learn, study). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where verlernen comes from
deverbale Ableitung zu lernen mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) ver-
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Questions about verlernen
How do you conjugate verlernen?
Present tense: verlerne, verlernst, verlernt, verlernen, verlernt, verlernen. Simple past: verlernte. Perfect: hat verlernt.
What does verlernen mean in English?
verlernen means "to unlearn / forget". For example: "Man verlernt schnell, was man nicht übt." — "You quickly forget what you don't practice."
What level is verlernen in German?
verlernen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the memory & forgetting vocabulary.
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