Illustration of the A1 German word “glauben”, which translates to “to believe”. A child floating with heart glowing with belief
A child floating with heart glowing with belief

glauben

A1 · verb

to believe

ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩

Conjugation

glauben, glaubte, hat geglaubt

ich glaube
du glaubst
er/sie/es glaubt
wir glauben
ihr glaubt
sie/Sie glauben

glauben in a sentence

Examples

Ich glaube, du schaffst das.

I believe you can do it.

Wir glauben, es ist wahr.

We believe it is true.

How to remember it

"Glauben" — glow with belief.

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