wirken
B1work, appear, have effect
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- work, appear, have effect
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wirken in a sentence
Die Tabletten haben nicht gewirkt.
The tablets did not work.
Conjugation of wirken
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- wirkte
- Perfect
- hat gewirkt
Word family
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Where wirken comes from
mittelhochdeutsch würken und wirken, althochdeutsch wurchen und wirken, aus der indogermanischen Wurzel *werǵ-
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Questions about wirken
How do you conjugate wirken?
Present tense: ich wirke, du wirkst, er/sie/es wirkt, wir wirken, ihr wirkt, sie wirken. Simple past: wirkte. Perfect: hat gewirkt.
What does wirken mean in English?
wirken means "work, appear, have effect". For example: "Die Tabletten haben nicht gewirkt." — "The tablets did not work."
What level is wirken in German?
wirken is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the medicine & treatment vocabulary.
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