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Illustration of the A1 German word “heißen”, which translates to “to be called”. A child standing proudly as a glowing ribbon of light unspools from their heart and loops into a shining halo overhead, a name made of pure light.

heißen is part of German verbs A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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heißen

to be called

/ˈhaɪ̯sn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

heißen, hieß, hat geheißen

ich heiße
du heißt
er/sie/es heißt
wir heißen
ihr heißt
sie/Sie heißen

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Examples — heißen in a sentence

Ich heiße Anna und komme aus Berlin.

My name is Anna and I come from Berlin.

Wie heißt dieser Platz hier?

What is this place called?

How to remember it

"Heißen" — be known by your name.

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