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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.
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heben

to lift

/ˈheːbn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

heben, hob, hat gehoben

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

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Examples — heben in a sentence

Er hebt das Gewicht.

He lifts the weight.

Sie hob den Arm.

She raised her arm.

How to remember it

To 'HEBEN' is to LIFT. You can 'HOB'ble when you lift heavy things.

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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/

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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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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Junge”, which translates to “boy”. A young boy jumping through jungle vines
der Junge

/ˈjʊŋə/

boy

Examples

Der Junge spielt im Garten.

The boy plays in the garden.

Ich sehe einen Jungen.

I see a boy.

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