Verb

bilden

to form, to train

A2 rank #1,134

Meanings

Verb

to form, to train
to educate oneself

In a sentence

Die Kinder bilden einen Kreis auf dem Schulhof.

The children form a circle in the schoolyard.

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Forms

bilden · bildet · bildete · hat gebildet (+ Akkusativ)

bilden is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #1,134 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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