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Illustration of the B1 German word “vorkommen”, which translates to “occur / seem”. A jack-in-the-box pops up in a hundred windows of an apartment block at once, all with the same surprised face.
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vorkommen

occur / seem

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmən/

Conjugation

Principal parts

vorkommen, kam vor, ist vorgekommen

ich komme vor
du kommst vor
er/sie/es kommt vor
wir kommen vor
ihr kommt vor
sie/Sie kommen vor

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Examples — vorkommen in a sentence

So etwas kommt oft vor.

Such a thing occurs often.

Das kommt mir bekannt vor.

That seems familiar to me.

How to remember it

"vor" (forth) + kommen → come forth, i.e. occur / seem.

Word family

kommen family · 9 related words

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Illustration of the A2 German word “vorlesen”, which translates to “read aloud”. A parent reads and the story lifts off the page as glowing shadow-puppets dancing over a sleepy child.
vorlesen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzn̩/

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read aloud

Principal parts

vorlesen, las vor, hat vorgelesen

ich lese vor
du liest vor
er/sie/es liest vor
wir lesen vor
ihr lest vor
sie/Sie lesen vor

Examples

Die Mutter liest dem Kind vor.

The mother reads aloud to the child.

Er hat uns die Geschichte vorgelesen.

He read us the story.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Vorstand”, which translates to “board / executive”. A row of penguins in ties stand on a podium at the front of a hall, flippers folded importantly.
der Vorstand

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant/

board / executive

Examples

Der Vorstand trifft sich heute.

The board meets today.

Sie sitzt im Vorstand.

She is on the board.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Vortrag”, which translates to “presentation”. A speaker at a podium whose notes fly up and arrange themselves into a glowing chart above the audience.
der Vortrag

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁaːk/

presentation

Examples

Der Vortrag war sehr spannend.

The lecture was very exciting.

Sie hält morgen einen Vortrag.

She is giving a talk tomorrow.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “vortragen”, which translates to “present / recite”. A poet stands on a stage carrying their poem as a glowing bird on the palm, releasing it to the crowd.
vortragen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁaːɡn̩/

present / recite

Principal parts

vortragen, trug vor, hat vorgetragen

ich trage vor
du trägst vor
er/sie/es trägt vor
wir tragen vor
ihr tragt vor
sie/Sie tragen vor

Examples

Sie trägt ein Gedicht vor.

She recites a poem.

Er hat die Ergebnisse vorgetragen.

He presented the results.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “wachsen”, which translates to “to grow”. A tiny seedling planted in a thimble that sprouts into a skyscraper-sized oak tree piercing the clouds in seconds.
wachsen

/ˈvaksn̩/

to grow

Principal parts

wachsen, wuchs, ist gewachsen

ich wachse
du wächst
er/sie/es wächst
wir wachsen
ihr wachst
sie/Sie wachsen

Examples

Die Blumen wachsen schnell im Garten.

The flowers grow quickly in the garden.

Mein Sohn ist dieses Jahr viel gewachsen.

My son has grown a lot this year.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “wägen”, which translates to “to weigh, consider”. Professor Kauz, a lanky old man with a wild grey Einstein halo of hair, half-moon spectacles and a mustard-yellow waistcoat, deep in thought, two glowing options hovering over his open palms as he weighs them up.
wägen

/ˈvɛːɡn̩/

to weigh, consider

Principal parts

wägen, wog, hat gewogen

ich wäge
du wägst
er/sie/es wägt
wir wägen
ihr wägt
sie/Sie wägen

Examples

Sie wägt ihre Worte sorgfältig.

She weighs her words carefully.

Er wog die Vor- und Nachteile ab.

He weighed the pros and cons.

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