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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Bedenken”, which translates to “concern / reservation”. A little storm cloud of doubt hovers stubbornly over an otherwise sunny plan on a drawing board.
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dasBedenken

concern / reservation

/bəˈdɛŋkn̩/

Examples — Bedenken in a sentence

Ich habe große Bedenken.

I have serious concerns.

Gibt es Bedenken gegen den Plan?

Are there concerns about the plan?

How to remember it

The noun of bedenken: a concern / reservation.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “bedenken”, which translates to “consider”. A chess player rests chin on fist while a slow, glowing thought-cloud rotates a piece above the board.
bedenken

/bəˈdɛŋkn̩/

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consider

Principal parts

bedenken, bedachte, hat bedacht

ich bedenke
du bedenkst
er/sie/es bedenkt
wir bedenken
ihr bedenkt
sie/Sie bedenken

Examples

Wir müssen die Kosten bedenken.

We must consider the costs.

Bedenke gut, was du sagst.

Consider carefully what you say.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “bedeuten”, which translates to “to mean”. An open storybook in a meadow where the drawings lift off the page and bloom into real things — a tiny sun, a living tree, a fluttering bird.
bedeuten

/bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩/

to mean

Principal parts

bedeuten, bedeutete, hat bedeutet

ich bedeute
du bedeutest
er/sie/es bedeutet
wir bedeuten
ihr bedeutet
sie/Sie bedeuten

Examples

Was bedeutet dieses Wort auf Deutsch?

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Das bedeutet mir sehr viel.

That means a lot to me.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “befehlen”, which translates to “to command”. Close-up of a tiny mouse general in a red coat pointing one commanding paw forward, while enormous stone chess pieces behind it lean and march in that direction
befehlen

/bəˈfeːlən/

to command

Principal parts

befehlen, befahl, hat befohlen

ich befehle
du befiehlst
er/sie/es befiehlt
wir befehlen
ihr befehlt
sie/Sie befehlen

Examples

Ich befehle dir zu gehen.

I order you to go.

Der General befahl den Angriff.

The general ordered the attack.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “befinden”, which translates to “be located / find oneself”. A "YOU ARE HERE" arrow on a mall map grows a face and points proudly down at its own dot.
befinden

/bəˈfɪndn̩/

be located / find oneself

Principal parts

befinden, befand, hat befunden

ich befinde
du befindest
er/sie/es befindet
wir befinden
ihr befindet
sie/Sie befinden

Examples

Das Büro befindet sich im dritten Stock.

The office is located on the third floor.

Sie befindet sich gerade im Ausland.

She is currently abroad.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “befragen”, which translates to “question / survey”. A clipboard with many arms interviews a line of people at once, each arm holding a different pen.
befragen

/bəˈfʁaːɡn̩/

question / survey

Principal parts

befragen, befragte, hat befragt

ich befrage
du befragst
er/sie/es befragt
wir befragen
ihr befragt
sie/Sie befragen

Examples

Die Polizei befragt die Zeugen.

The police question the witnesses.

Wir haben hundert Leute befragt.

We surveyed a hundred people.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Befragung”, which translates to “survey / questioning”. Rows of tick-boxes on a giant scroll fill themselves in as a crowd files past whispering answers.
die Befragung

/bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ/

survey / questioning

Examples

Die Befragung dauert zehn Minuten.

The survey takes ten minutes.

Die Befragung ergab klare Ergebnisse.

The survey produced clear results.

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bedenken — consider

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