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wer

A1

who

English meaning
who
CEFR level
A1Beginner
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wer in a sentence

Wer ist das?

Who is that?

Where wer comes from

Erbwort aus dem mittelhochdeutschen wer, das seinerseits von dem althochdeutschen hwer (ab dem 9. Jahrhundert zunehmend wer), das den e-Vokal aus dem Genitiv (h)wes übernommen hat – wahrscheinlich in Analogie zu dem Pronomen er

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What does wer mean in English?

wer means "who". For example: "Wer ist das?" — "Who is that?"

What level is wer in German?

wer is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the asking questions vocabulary.

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