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Illustration of the B1 German word “spekulieren”, which translates to “to speculate”. Close-up of a wide-eyed lemur peering through a huge brass telescope pointed at a giant floating question mark made of shimmering stars, one paw stroking its chin in thought.
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spekulieren

to speculate

/ʃpekuˈliːʁən/

Conjugation

Principal parts

spekulieren, spekulierte, hat spekuliert

ich spekuliere
du spekulierst
er/sie/es spekuliert
wir spekulieren
ihr spekuliert
sie/Sie spekulieren

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Examples — spekulieren in a sentence

Man sollte nicht über seine Finanzen spekulieren.

One should not speculate about one's finances.

Sie spekulieren auf steigende Aktienkurse.

They are speculating on rising stock prices.

How to remember it

SPECULATE-EER-en: You **speculate** about the future while trying to balance a giant ear on your head.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Szene”, which translates to “scene”. Close-up of a tiny theatre stage filling the frame, heavy red velvet curtains sweeping open, a single bright spotlight pooling on the empty boards, dust motes glittering in the beam.
die Szene

/ˈst͡seːnə/

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scene

Examples

Die letzte Szene des Films war sehr traurig.

The last scene of the film was very sad.

Er ist neu in der lokalen Musikszene.

He is new to the local music scene.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Traum”, which translates to “dream”. Close-up of a giant slumbering tortoise curled on a pillow-soft cloud, its whole domed shell turned to clear glass, and inside the shell a tiny glowing dream-city of floating lanterns drifts in swirling starlight.
der Traum

/tʁaʊ̯m/

dream

Examples

Ich hatte letzte Nacht einen sehr lebhaften Traum.

I had a very vivid dream last night.

Es ist mein großer Traum, die Welt zu bereisen.

It is my big dream to travel the world.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “vorausgesetzt”, which translates to “provided that, assuming”. Close-up of a single enormous brass key held upright by a stone hand, a shimmering bridge unfolding out of its teeth toward a distant door — the whole scene hinging on that one key, nothing crosses unless it turns first.
vorausgesetzt

/foˈʁaʊ̯sɡəˌzɛt͡st/

provided that, assuming

Examples

Er kommt, vorausgesetzt er hat Zeit.

He comes, provided that he has time.

Wir können gehen, vorausgesetzt das Wetter bleibt gut.

We can go, assuming the weather stays good.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “anders”, which translates to “differently, otherwise”. A row of identical, perfectly prim penguins stands in a line, but one tiny penguin wears a bright polka-dot tutu and does a frantic, spectacular one-footed ballet spin, eyes wide with gleeful rebellion.
anders

/ˈandɐs/

differently, otherwise

Examples

Wir sollten diese Aufgabe anders angehen.

We should approach this task differently.

Morgen wird das Wetter ganz anders sein.

Tomorrow the weather will be completely different.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “bereuen”, which translates to “to regret”. A hamster sits beside an empty cake tin with crumbs all over its face, both paws pressed to its cheeks, ears drooping in enormous remorse.
bereuen

/bəˈʁɔɪ̯ən/

to regret

Principal parts

bereuen, bereute, hat bereut

ich bereue
du bereust
er/sie/es bereut
wir bereuen
ihr bereut
sie/Sie bereuen

Examples

Ich bereue meine Fehler von damals.

I regret my mistakes from back then.

Mach nichts, was du später bereust.

Don't do anything you'll regret later.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “bewegen”, which translates to “to move (emotionally)”. A stone garden statue weeps one shimmering tear that blooms into a butterfly, its grey surface softening into living, blushing skin.
bewegen

/bəˈveːɡn̩/

to move (emotionally)

Principal parts

bewegen, bewegte, hat bewegt

ich bewege
du bewegst
er/sie/es bewegt
wir bewegen
ihr bewegt
sie/Sie bewegen

Examples

Ihre Geschichte hat mich tief bewegt.

Her story deeply moved me.

Die Rede bewegte viele Zuhörer.

The speech moved many listeners.

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