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sterben

A2 Verb frequency rank #917

What sterben means

Verb

  1. to die

Forms

sterben · stirbt · starb · ist gestorben (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

sterben in a sentence

Die Soldaten waren bereit, für ihr Land zu sterben.

The soldiers were ready to die for their country.

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sterben is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #917 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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