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Illustration of the B1 German word “umsteigen”, which translates to “to change (trains)”. A plump rabbit with a little suitcase leaps mid-air from one halted train onto a second waiting train alongside it, frozen at the instant between the two carriages, a happy hop across the gap.
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umsteigen

to change (trains)

/ˈʊmˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

umsteigen, stieg um, ist umgestiegen

ich steige um
du steigst um
er/sie/es steigt um
wir steigen um
ihr steigt um
sie/Sie steigen um

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Examples — umsteigen in a sentence

Sie müssen in Hamburg einmal umsteigen.

You have to change trains once in Hamburg.

Wo muss ich nach Berlin umsteigen?

Where do I have to change for Berlin?

How to remember it

UM-steigen sounds like 'OOM-shtay-gen'. You're OOM-ing and ah-ing whether to SWITCH trains.

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umweltfreundlich

/ˈʊmvɛltˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç/

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environmentally friendly

Comparative Forms

Positive umweltfreundlich
Komparativ umweltfreundlicher
Superlativ am umweltfreundlichsten

Examples

Wir nutzen umweltfreundliche Produkte in unserem Haushalt.

We use environmentally friendly products in our household.

Elektroautos sind eine umweltfreundliche Alternative zu Benzinern.

Electric cars are an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline cars.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “verdoppeln”, which translates to “to double”. Close-up of a single golden coin dropping into a still pool and splitting into two identical shining coins the moment it hits the surface, the coins filling the frame.
verdoppeln

/fɛɐ̯ˈdɔpl̩n/

to double

Principal parts

verdoppeln, verdoppelte, hat verdoppelt

ich verdopple
du verdoppelst
er/sie/es verdoppelt
wir verdoppeln
ihr verdoppelt
sie/Sie verdoppeln

Examples

Sie wollen ihren Umsatz verdoppeln.

They want to double their sales.

Die Kosten haben sich verdoppelt.

The costs have doubled.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Verkehr”, which translates to “traffic”. Close-up of a wild tangle of little cars, buses and bikes all jammed nose to tail filling the frame, tiny frustrated puffs above them, a comic knot of gridlock under a big traffic light.
der Verkehr

/fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯/

traffic

Examples

Morgens gibt es hier immer viel Verkehr.

In the mornings there is always a lot of traffic here.

Der Verkehr war heute sehr dicht.

The traffic was very heavy today.

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die Vermutung

/fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʊŋ/

assumption, guess

Examples

Meine erste Vermutung war richtig.

My first guess was correct.

Diese Vermutung basiert auf Fakten.

This assumption is based on facts.

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das Versprechen

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçn̩/

promise

Examples

Er hat sein Versprechen gehalten, pünktlich zu sein.

He kept his promise to be on time.

Ein Versprechen sollte man nicht leichtfertig geben.

One should not make a promise lightly.

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/foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç/

presumably, as expected

Examples

Die Lieferung erfolgt voraussichtlich morgen.

The delivery will presumably take place tomorrow.

Er bleibt voraussichtlich eine Woche.

He will presumably stay for a week.

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