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wandern

A1

hike

English meaning
hike
CEFR level
A1Beginner
Vocabulary package
Hiking & the Outdoors

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.

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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