verstauen

B2

to stow away / load / pile

English meaning
to stow away / load / pile
Vocabulary package
Carrying & Moving Things

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verstauen in a sentence

Wir verstauten die Koffer im Auto.

We stowed the suitcases in the car.

Conjugation of verstauen

ichverstaue
duverstaust
er/sie/esverstaut
wirverstauen
ihrverstaut
sie/Sieverstauen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verstaute
Perfect
hat verstaut

Word family

verstauen is built from stauen (to dam / stop the flow), tauen (thaw) and der Vers (verse/line of poetry). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about verstauen

How do you conjugate verstauen?

Present tense: verstaue, verstaust, verstaut, verstauen, verstaut, verstauen. Simple past: verstaute. Perfect: hat verstaut.

What does verstauen mean in English?

verstauen means "to stow away / load / pile". For example: "Wir verstauten die Koffer im Auto." — "We stowed the suitcases in the car."

What level is verstauen in German?

verstauen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the carrying & moving things vocabulary.

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