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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Haus”, which translates to “house”. A cheerful house balanced on a single fluffy cloud, its chimney puffing heart-shaped smoke rings into the blue sky above a tiny garden.
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dasHaus, ¨-er

house

/haʊ̯s/

Examples — Haus in a sentence

Unser Haus ist sehr groß.

Our house is very big.

Sie wohnen in einem kleinen Haus.

They live in a small house.

How to remember it

"Haus" sounds like "house" — a house that houses happiness.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “heben”, which translates to “to lift”. A determined little ant wearing a weightlifter's belt hoists a gigantic glowing sugar-cube dumbbell high above its head, legs trembling but triumphant, in a vast empty gym.
heben

/ˈheːbn̩/

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to lift

Principal parts

heben, hob, hat gehoben

ich hebe
du hebst
er/sie/es hebt
wir heben
ihr hebt
sie/Sie heben

Examples

Er hebt das Gewicht.

He lifts the weight.

Sie hob den Arm.

She raised her arm.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “herausfinden”, which translates to “find out”. A detective pulls a single glowing answer out of a tangled ball of question-mark yarn, "aha!".
herausfinden

/hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩/

find out

Principal parts

herausfinden, fand heraus, hat herausgefunden

ich finde heraus
du findest heraus
er/sie/es findet heraus
wir finden heraus
ihr findet heraus
sie/Sie finden heraus

Examples

Ich will die Wahrheit herausfinden.

I want to find out the truth.

Wir haben seine Adresse herausgefunden.

We found out his address.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “hoffen”, which translates to “to hope”. A sunrise bringing new hope
hoffen

/ˈhɔfn̩/

to hope

Principal parts

hoffen, hoffte, hat gehofft

ich hoffe
du hoffst
er/sie/es hofft
wir hoffen
ihr hofft
sie/Sie hoffen

Examples

Ich hoffe, es geht dir gut.

I hope you are well.

Wir hoffen auf besseres Wetter.

We hope for better weather.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Hund”, which translates to “dog”. A royal hound on a throne of bones
der Hund

/hʊnt/

dog

Examples

Wir haben einen kleinen Hund.

We have a small dog.

Der Hund spielt gerne im Garten.

The dog likes to play in the garden.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “ich”, which translates to “I”. Single figure pointing to self
ich

/ɪç/

I

ich mich
du dich
er/sie/es ihn/sie/es
wir uns
ihr euch
sie/Sie sie/Sie

Examples

Ich lerne sehr gern Deutsch.

I like learning German very much.

Ich bin Student in Köln.

I am a student in Cologne.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Jahr”, which translates to “year”. A calendar with seasons swirling around it
das Jahr

/jaːɐ̯/

year

Examples

Ein Jahr hat zwölf Monate.

A year has twelve months.

Nächstes Jahr fahre ich nach Deutschland.

Next year I travel to Germany.

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