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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.
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vorlesen

read aloud

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzn̩/

Conjugation

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

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Examples — vorlesen in a sentence

Die Mutter liest dem Kind vor.

The mother reads aloud to the child.

Er hat uns die Geschichte vorgelesen.

He read us the story.

How to remember it

"vor" (before) + lesen → read aloud (before others).

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lesen family · 11 related words

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der Vorstand

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant/

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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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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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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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warten

/ˈvaʁtn̩/

to wait

Principal parts

warten, wartete, hat gewartet

ich warte
du wartest
er/sie/es wartet
wir warten
ihr wartet
sie/Sie warten

Examples

Ich warte auf den Bus.

I am waiting for the bus.

Warte bitte hier auf mich.

Please wait here for me.

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