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weinen

A2

cry

English meaning
cry
Vocabulary package
Sadness & Grief

weinen in a sentence

Warum weint das Baby?

Why is the baby crying?

Conjugation of weinen

ichweine
duweinst
er/sie/esweint
wirweinen
ihrweint
sie/Sieweinen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
weinte
Perfect
hat geweint

Where weinen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch weinen, althochdeutsch weinōn, germanisch *weinō-, vermutlich mit der ursprünglichen Bedeutung weh rufen, belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert

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Questions about weinen

How do you conjugate weinen?

Present tense: weine, weinst, weint, weinen, weint, weinen. Simple past: weinte. Perfect: hat geweint.

What does weinen mean in English?

weinen means "cry". For example: "Warum weint das Baby?" — "Why is the baby crying?"

What level is weinen in German?

weinen is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the sadness & grief vocabulary.

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