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Illustration of the A2 German word “leihen”, which translates to “to lend”. A friendly dragon handing a star to a child on a rooftop, with a shimmering, glowing string connecting the star back to the dragon's palm.
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leihen

to lend

/ˈlaɪ̯ən/

Conjugation

Principal parts

leihen, lieh, hat geliehen

ich leihe
du leihst
er/sie/es leiht
wir leihen
ihr leiht
sie/Sie leihen

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Examples — leihen in a sentence

Kannst du mir dein Fahrrad leihen?

Can you lend me your bike?

Ich leihe dir gern mein Buch.

I will gladly lend you my book.

How to remember it

LYE-hen sounds like "lie in". If you LEND money, you might get to LIE IN bed longer because you're rich!

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das Medikament

/medikaˈmɛnt/

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medication, medicine

Examples

Sie muss dieses Medikament dreimal täglich nehmen.

She has to take this medication three times a day.

Der Arzt hat mir ein neues Medikament verschrieben.

The doctor prescribed me a new medication.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “meiner”, which translates to “mine”. A greedy little dragon coils its whole body around a single shiny gold coin, glaring possessively and hissing, guarding what is utterly its own.
meiner

/ˈmaɪ̯nɐ/

mine

Examples

Ist das dein Regenschirm? Nein, das ist meiner.

Is that your umbrella? No, that is mine.

Welcher Kuchen ist dein? Meiner ist der Schokoladenkuchen.

Which cake is yours? Mine is the chocolate cake.

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der Mut

/muːt/

courage

Examples

Er hatte den Mut, die Wahrheit zu sagen.

He had the courage to tell the truth.

Du brauchst viel Mut für diese Aufgabe.

You need a lot of courage for this task.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “mutig”, which translates to “brave, courageous”. A tiny mouse in a paper helmet stands squarely in the path of a huge snarling wolf, one paw raised in a firm halt, refusing to budge.
mutig

/ˈmuːtɪç/

brave, courageous

Comparative Forms

Positive mutig
Komparativ mutiger
Superlativ am mutigsten

Examples

Das war eine sehr mutige Entscheidung von dir.

That was a very brave decision by you.

Du bist wirklich mutig gewesen.

You were really brave.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “das Pflaster”, which translates to “plaster, band-aid”. A magical band-aid placed on a crack in the Earth, knitting the ground back together with vibrant, glowing threads of golden light.
das Pflaster

/ˈp͡flastɐ/

plaster, band-aid

Examples

Sie klebte schnell ein Pflaster auf ihre Wunde.

She quickly stuck a band-aid on her wound.

Hast du ein Pflaster? Ich habe mich geschnitten.

Do you have a band-aid? I cut myself.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “plötzlich”, which translates to “suddenly”. A dozing cat is jolted bolt upright mid-air, fur exploding outward and eyes huge as saucers, utterly startled by a sudden surprise.
plötzlich

/ˈplœt͡slɪç/

suddenly

Examples

Plötzlich wurde es sehr dunkel.

Suddenly it became very dark.

Das Auto hielt plötzlich an.

The car suddenly stopped.

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