wandern

A1

hike

English meaning
hike
Vocabulary package
Hiking & the Outdoors

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wandern in a sentence

Wir wandern um den Chiemsee.

We are hiking around Lake Chiemsee.

Conjugation of wandern

ichwandere
duwanderst
er/sie/eswandert
wirwandern
ihrwandert
sie/Siewandern
Simple past (er/sie/es)
wanderte
Perfect
ist gewandert

Word family

wandern is built from die Wand (wall). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where wandern comes from

mittelhochdeutsch: wandern. Das Wort ist seit dem 13. Jahrhundert belegt.

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Questions about wandern

How do you conjugate wandern?

Present tense: ich wandere, du wanderst, er wandert, wir wandern, ihr wandert, sie wandern. Simple past: wanderte. Perfect: ist gewandert.

What does wandern mean in English?

wandern means "hike". For example: "Wir wandern um den Chiemsee." — "We are hiking around Lake Chiemsee."

What level is wandern in German?

wandern is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the hiking & the outdoors vocabulary.

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