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German Word Family

lernen

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lernen word familyRadial map of the lernen word family. Related words: erlernen, verlernen, kennenlernen, dazulernen, weiterlernen, Lerner, das Lernziel, der Lernplan, der Lernstoff, der Lernfortschritt.lernen — to learnlernento learnerlernen — acquire / learn · er + lernenerlernenacquire / learnverlernen — to unlearn, to forget how · ver + lernenverlernento unlearn, to fo…kennenlernen — to get to know · kennen + lernenkennenlernento get to knowdazulernen — to learn more, to pick up · dazu + lernendazulernento learn more, to…weiterlernen — to keep learning · weiter + lernenweiterlernento keep learningLerner — learner · lernen → der LernerLernerlearnerdas Lernziel — learning goal · Lern- + Zieldas Lernziellearning goalder Lernplan — study plan · Lern- + Plander Lernplanstudy plander Lernstoff — learning material · Lern- + Stoffder Lernstofflearning materialder Lernfortschritt — learning progress · Lern- + Fortschrittder Lernfortschrittlearning progress

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The family behind the study vocabulary you meet in this app: Lernziel, Lernplan, Lernfortschritt.

Prefixed verbs

  • erlernen acquire / learn B1

    er + lernen

  • verlernen Coming soon to unlearn, to forget how B1 Shifted meaning

    ver + lernen

  • kennenlernen to get to know B1 Shifted meaning

    kennen + lernen

  • dazulernen Coming soon to learn more, to pick up B1

    dazu + lernen

  • weiterlernen Coming soon to keep learning A2

    weiter + lernen

Derived noun

  • Lerner Coming soon learner B1

    lernen → der Lerner

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