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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Bezug”, which translates to “reference / relation”. Two distant ideas connected by a glowing red string pinned across a vast detective board.
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derBezug, ¨-e

reference / relation

/bəˈt͡suːk/

Examples — Bezug in a sentence

Ich nehme Bezug auf Ihren Brief.

I refer to your letter.

Das hat keinen Bezug zum Thema.

That has no relation to the topic.

How to remember it

The noun of beziehen: a reference/relation (or a cover).

Word family

ziehen family · 12 related words

  • anziehen to get dressed, to put on Shifted meaning
  • ausziehen take off / move out Shifted meaning
  • einziehen to move in Shifted meaning
  • umziehen to move (house) Shifted meaning
  • erziehen raise / educate Not predictable
  • beziehen obtain / refer to / move into Not predictable
  • vorziehen Coming soon to prefer Shifted meaning
  • zurückziehen Coming soon to withdraw, to pull back
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Illustration of the B1 German word “biegen”, which translates to “to bend”. Close-up of a badger bending a rigid steel beam into a soft looping curve as if it were warm taffy, the bent beam filling the frame.
biegen

/ˈbiːɡn̩/

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to bend

Principal parts

biegen, bog, hat gebogen

ich biege
du biegst
er/sie/es biegt
wir biegen
ihr biegt
sie/Sie biegen

Examples

Man kann das Metall biegen.

You can bend the metal.

Er bog den Draht um.

He bent the wire.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “bieten”, which translates to “to offer”. A tree with branches that unfold like open hands, holding out trays of floating, glowing fruits to passing birds.
bieten

/ˈbiːtn̩/

to offer

Principal parts

bieten, bot, hat geboten

ich biete
du bietest
er/sie/es bietet
wir bieten
ihr bietet
sie/Sie bieten

Examples

Ich biete dir 50 Euro dafür.

I offer you 50 euros for it.

Er hat ihr einen Kaffee geboten.

He offered her a coffee.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “binden”, which translates to “to tie, bind”. A frantic octopus wearing a captain's hat tries to bind a stack of wiggling, escape-artist eels together using a long ribbon, his tentacles knotted into a giant, frustrated tangle.
binden

/ˈbɪndn̩/

to tie, bind

Principal parts

binden, band, hat gebunden

ich binde
du bindest
er/sie/es bindet
wir binden
ihr bindet
sie/Sie binden

Examples

Ich binde meine Schuhe.

I tie my shoes.

Sie band ein Paket zusammen.

She tied up a package.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “bitten”, which translates to “to ask, request”. Close-up of a tiny mouse kneeling before a huge friendly dragon, holding up one glowing golden apple in both paws, the pleading mouse and dragon's snout filling the frame.
bitten

/ˈbɪtn̩/

to ask, request

Principal parts

bitten, bat, hat gebeten

ich bitte
du bittest
er/sie/es bittet
wir bitten
ihr bittet
sie/Sie bitten

Examples

Ich bitte dich um Hilfe.

I'm asking you for help.

Er bat sie um Verzeihung.

He asked her for forgiveness.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “blasen”, which translates to “to blow”. A giant baby 'BLASEN's clouds into fantastical shapes, creating weather with a puff of air.
blasen

/ˈblaːzn̩/

to blow

Principal parts

blasen, blies, hat geblasen

ich blase
du bläst
er/sie/es bläst
wir blasen
ihr blast
sie/Sie blasen

Examples

Der Wind bläst stark.

The wind is blowing hard.

Er blies die Kerzen aus.

He blew out the candles.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Blume”, which translates to “flower”. A giant flower singing to the moon
die Blume

/ˈbluːmə/

flower

Examples

Ich kaufe eine schöne Blume.

I buy a beautiful flower.

Die Blume ist sehr rot.

The flower is very red.

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