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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Bewerbungsschreiben”, which translates to “cover letter”. An envelope unfolds golden wings and soars straight through a giant wooden door, leaving a perfectly shaped envelope-hole behind it.
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Bewerbungsschreiben is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.

dasBewerbungsschreiben

cover letter

/bəˈvɛʁbʊŋsˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/

Examples — Bewerbungsschreiben in a sentence

Ich habe mein Bewerbungsschreiben sorgfältig formuliert.

I carefully formulated my cover letter.

Ein gutes Bewerbungsschreiben ist entscheidend.

A good cover letter is crucial.

How to remember it

BE-WERB-UNGS-SCHREIBEN sounds like 'beware, bung's cry-bean'. A weird, long letter for a job.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “daran”, which translates to “in it / at it”. Close-up of a curious frog leaning right up against a huge floating soap bubble, pressing its cheek to the glassy surface to peer at the tiny world inside it.
daran

/daˈʁan/

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in it / at it

Examples

Ich denke oft daran, wie schön der Urlaub war.

I often think about how nice the vacation was.

Wir arbeiten schon lange daran, dieses Problem zu lösen.

We have been working on solving this problem for a long time.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “darauf”, which translates to “on it / for it”. Close-up of a small owl perched calmly atop a huge glowing dewdrop, the drop balanced on a single leaf that fills the frame beneath its feet.
darauf

/daˈʁaʊ̯f/

on it / for it

Examples

Ich freue mich schon darauf, dich zu sehen.

I am already looking forward to seeing you.

Er legte das Buch auf den Tisch und setzte sich darauf.

He put the book on the table and sat on it.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “darüber”, which translates to “about it / about that”. Close-up of a raccoon lying on its back beneath a huge glowing thought-bubble floating directly above it, the bubble swirling with tiny drifting questions.
darüber

/daˈʁyːbɐ/

about it / about that

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Wir haben lange darüber gesprochen, was wir tun sollen.

We talked a long time about what we should do.

Ich bin sehr glücklich darüber, dass du gekommen bist.

I am very happy about that you came.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “davor”, which translates to “of it / of that”. Close-up of a brave mouse standing firmly in front of a huge friendly stone giant, the little mouse fully lit and centred while the giant looms softly behind.
davor

/daˈfoːɐ̯/

of it / of that

Examples

Hast du Angst davor, allein zu sein?

Are you afraid of being alone?

Sie warnte uns davor, den Weg zu verlassen.

She warned us against leaving the path.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “deren”, which translates to “whose (fem./pl.)”. A group of elegant floating umbrellas, each holding a glowing name tag, pointing down to a shimmering queen bee that owns them all.
deren

/ˈdeːʁən/

whose (fem./pl.)

Examples

Das ist die Frau, deren Hund uns gebissen hat.

That is the woman whose dog bit us.

Wir trafen die Studenten, deren Ergebnisse beeindruckend waren.

We met the students whose results were impressive.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “dessen”, which translates to “whose (masc./neut.)”. Close-up of a fox holding a huge ornate golden key whose glowing tag, shaped like a little pointing hand, curls back to indicate the fox that owns it.
dessen

/ˈdɛsn̩/

whose (masc./neut.)

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Er ist der Mann, dessen Auto kaputt ist.

He is the man whose car is broken.

Das ist das Haus, dessen Dach neu ist.

That is the house whose roof is new.

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