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Illustration of the A2 German word “führen”, which translates to “to lead”. A glowing fox made of starlight leading a line of curious, small paper-lantern creatures through a deep, enchanted forest path.
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führen

to lead

/ˈfyːʁən/

Conjugation

Principal parts

führen, führte, hat geführt

ich führe
du führst
er/sie/es führt
wir führen
ihr führt
sie/Sie führen

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Examples — führen in a sentence

Ein guter Kapitän führt sein Schiff sicher.

A good captain leads his ship safely.

Der Weg führt direkt zum See.

The path leads directly to the lake.

How to remember it

"Führen" — be the führer (leader) who leads.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Fund”, which translates to “find / discovery”. An archaeologist’s brush uncovers a golden rubber duck buried in ancient sand, spotlight on it.
der Fund

/fʊnt/

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find / discovery

Examples

Der Fund ist sehr wertvoll.

The find is very valuable.

Ein wichtiger Fund für die Forschung.

An important find for research.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Gang”, which translates to “walk / corridor / gear”. An endless hotel corridor where the carpet is a car gearstick, and doors click past like changing gears.
der Gang

/ɡaŋ/

walk / corridor / gear

Examples

Der Gang ist sehr lang.

The corridor is very long.

Er legt den ersten Gang ein.

He puts it into first gear.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “gebären”, which translates to “to give birth”. Close-up of a giant gentle cosmic mother cradling a newborn star that glows in her arms, scattering sparkling stardust, mother and star filling the frame.
gebären

/ɡəˈbɛːʁən/

to give birth

Principal parts

gebären, gebar, hat geboren

ich gebäre
du gebierst
er/sie/es gebiert
wir gebären
ihr gebärt
sie/Sie gebären

Examples

Die Frau gebar ein Kind.

The woman gave birth to a child.

Sie gebar Zwillinge.

She gave birth to twins.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “geben”, which translates to “to give”. A beaver proudly presents a freshly wrapped gift into the eager outstretched paws of a bouncing little rabbit.
geben

/ˈɡeːbn̩/

to give

Principal parts

geben, gab, hat gegeben

ich gebe
du gibst
er/sie/es gibt
wir geben
ihr gebt
sie/Sie geben

Examples

Ich gebe dir das Buch.

I give you the book.

Er gibt mir Wasser.

He gives me water.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Gedanke”, which translates to “thought”. A single glowing dandelion seed of an idea drifts up out of a sleeper’s head into the night sky.
der Gedanke

/ɡəˈdaŋkə/

thought

Examples

Das ist wirklich ein guter Gedanke.

That's really a good thought.

Mir kam plötzlich ein Gedanke.

A thought suddenly came to me.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “gedeihen”, which translates to “to thrive”. Close-up of a single golden-leaved beanstalk bursting upward in fast bloom, lifting a tiny smiling snail on its topmost leaf, the thriving stalk filling the frame.
gedeihen

/ɡəˈdaɪ̯ən/

to thrive

Principal parts

gedeihen, gedieh, ist gediehen

ich gedeihe
du gedeihst
er/sie/es gedeiht
wir gedeihen
ihr gedeiht
sie/Sie gedeihen

Examples

Die Pflanze gedeiht gut in diesem Klima.

The plant thrives well in this climate.

Sein Geschäft wird gut gedeihen.

His business will thrive.

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masculine Fund — find / discovery

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